Israeli strikes on the Gaza strip over the previous 96 hours have killed two Israeli hostages and severely injured eight others, Hamas’ armed-wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, mentioned on Sunday over the group’s Telegram channel.
“Their circumstances have gotten extra harmful in mild of the lack to supply them with acceptable therapy. (Israel) bears full duty for the lives of these injured in mild of their continued bombing,” the assertion mentioned, relating to the remaining hostages.
Hamas militants killed 1,200 individuals in southern Israel and kidnapped no less than 250 in their unprovoked October 7 incursion, in keeping with Israeli tallies. Israel has responded with a army assault on the Gaza Strip that has killed greater than 28,000 Palestinians, in keeping with the Hamas-run well being ministry.
Throughout a week-long truce in late November, Hamas freed greater than 100 Israeli and overseas hostages in change for Israel releasing about 240 Palestinian prisoners.
Israel’s chief army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari mentioned on Tuesday that 31 of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza had been useless.
“We’ve got knowledgeable 31 households that their captured family members are now not among the many residing and that we have now pronounced them useless,” he instructed a daily media briefing.
Israel has mentioned 136 hostages are nonetheless being held in Gaza.
The Palestinian Prisoners Membership, which paperwork and cares for all Palestinian detainees, issued an announcement on Sunday saying the variety of Palestinians who’ve been arrested since October 7 had reached 6,950 individuals.
