US EditionHamas says hostages to return 'in coffins' if Israel tries to free them by force
- In the context of ongoing conflict, Hamas warned on Wednesday from Doha, Qatar, that hostages held in the Gaza Strip may be killed if Israel attempts a forceful rescue or continues air strikes.
- This warning follows the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, which resulted in 1,218 deaths, predominantly civilians, and sparked a retaliatory military offensive by Israel in Gaza.
- Since Israel resumed military operations in Gaza, following a shattered January ceasefire, at least 830 Palestinians have been killed, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, while Israel's offensive has killed at least 50,183 people, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry.
- Hamas stated they are doing everything possible to keep the captives alive but that Israeli bombardments endanger their lives and that attempts to retrieve captives by force will result in them returning in coffins.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday that if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages, the IDF will intensify its pressure, including seizing territories, while families of hostages and victims held up signs saying, 'If we have returned to October 6, return my child'.
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Officials estimate 20-24 hostages still alive in Gaza as IDF shifts focus
Gaza. Operation Strength and Sword, which has been conducted in Gaza over the past two weeks, had one central goal: to restart negotiations regarding the hostages. The idea was to deliver Hamas a painful blow and threaten that this blow would turn into a series of strikes, so the organization would quickly calculate profit and loss and prefer words over more rockets. This decision was preceded by a realization that permeated Israel that Hamas wa…
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