2023-12-10 17:01:44
Gaza: Hamas tells Israel that you cannot use military force to free hostages except through negotiations. This was stated in a video message by the spokesman of Hamas Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaydah, in an address to Israel’s Ministry of War.
“We say to the Israelis: Netanyahu, Minister Galant and the War Cabinet cannot bring back the hostages except through negotiations. Abu Ubaidah said that the hostage who tried to free him by force was killed.
Abu Ubaidah’s remarks were referring to the killing of Yuha Yegor Hirshberg (52), the head of the Israeli military unit assigned to search for and locate Hamas hostages the previous day. The Qassam Brigade informed that the Al Qassam Brigade’s attempt was to capture Hirshberg and bring him to the hostages, but due to the severe situation during the military operation, he had to be killed.
Abu Ubaydah also said that in the 10 days since the ceasefire resumed, more than 180 Israeli military armored vehicles, tanks and bulldozers were partially or completely destroyed from Beit Hanoun to Khan Yunis.
“We continue to defend once morest Israeli aggression. Their fighters are directly attacking Israeli soldiers at very close range. This caused a lot of casualties and injuries in the enemy ranks. The Qassam Brigades attacked several Israeli cities, including Ashkelon and Ashdod. However, the enemy touts the attack on civilians and buildings as a victory. Israel’s claims to destroy Hamas are eye-popping. The Arab and Islamic world should not stand by and protest once morest this. “Thousands of fighters are still standing firm and waiting for an opportunity to fight,” said Abu Ubaydah.
At the same time, Israel’s Defense Ministry officially confirmed that more than 5,000 of its soldiers were injured and more than 2,000 were totally disabled in the Hamas counterattack following the Gaza war began on October 7. Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot said in a report published on Saturday that more than 58% of the victims were seriously injured, with limbs severely damaged or amputated.
“More than five thousand wounded soldiers have been admitted to hospitals in Israel. More than 2,000 of them have been officially recognized by the Ministry of Defense as disabled. We have never had an experience like this before. More than 58% of the wounded have severe limb injuries. Many were amputated” – reported Yediot Ahronoth, citing Limor Luria, head of the Israel Defense Ministry’s rehabilitation department and deputy director general.
“Approximately 12 percent of the injured have severe injuries to internal organs such as the spleen and kidneys. About 7 percent suffer psychological distress. It is estimated that the number of such people will rise sharply,” said Limor Luria.
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