Foreigners are also affected
Hamas: Israel Airstrike Kills 13 Hostages
October 13, 2023, 10:38 am
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Israel has two goals in the Gaza Strip: on the one hand, an upcoming ground offensive to dislodge Hamas, and on the other hand, the release of approximately 150 hostages from their clutches. However, the terrorist organization has now said that 13 of them are not alive. Israel is responsible for this.
According to Hamas’s military wing in the Gaza Strip, 13 hostages were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, said in a statement that these included foreigners. Hostages were killed in “five locations” in the northern Gaza Strip hit by Israeli warplanes. The information could not be independently verified. There was no initial confirmation from the Israeli military. Reports will be verified.
Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel, carried out its worst civilian massacre since Israel’s establishment in the border area last Saturday. On the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah), terrorists entered cities and sought victims in their homes. They shot dead men, women and children. Videos on social networks showed dozens of people being forcibly taken into the Gaza Strip. More than 1,300 people have been killed in Israel since a major attack by Hamas.
The Israeli army urged civilians north of the Gaza Strip on Friday to leave. The army justified the request by saying it would continue to deploy “significantly” in Gaza in the coming days and would make “great efforts” to prevent harm to civilians.
According to the United Nations, around 1.1 million people have been affected. Observers expect Israel’s ground attack to immediately follow a major offensive by Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Since the airstrikes began, more than 1,537 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, including around 500 minors and 276 women.
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