2023-10-08 16:50:00
The Israeli Government confirmed that the Hamas militias They kidnapped at least a hundred peoplebetween foreigners and Israelis, since the beginning of the unprecedented offensive that began this past Saturday in the Gaza Strip. To these figures are added 600 dead and more than 2,000 injured.
“The numbers continue to rise and our sadness with them. Our prayers are with all the families of those kidnapped, killed or injured by Hamas,” published the Israeli Government Press Office in its statement from the Hebrew Executive published on its Facebook page.
The offensive led by the Islamic resistance movement Hamas began with the firing of thousands of rockets into Israel. In addition to the bombing, Hamas carried out a ground raid by hundreds of militiamen who entered numerous kibbutzim and other Israeli communities where they proceeded to kidnap their occupants.
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In the last 24 hours, Israeli forces speculated that between fifty and 100 people had fallen into the hands of the militiaswithout making a figure official.
On the other hand, spokespersons for Palestinian militias assured that the real number of kidnapped people is much higher than what Israel planned to announce and that they would give their own estimates throughout the day on Sunday, October 8.
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According to security sources, Wall Street Journal, Not even the militias themselves are sure of how many people they have in their power. given that several Palestinian civilians participated in these kidnappings on their own without consulting with the leadership of either Hamas or Islamic Jihad.
For his part, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Brigadier General Gal Hirsch in charge of the issue of the kidnapped and missing and all government ministries will be subject to his instructions in this regard, according to a statement collected by the Walla news portal. .
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