2023-10-28 16:42:07
The military wing of Hamas affirmed on Saturday October 28 that it was ready to release the hostages it had kidnapped during its attack on Israeli soil in exchange for the release of all Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. According to the UNas of July 10, there were 5,000 thousand Palestinians detained in Israel. “The price to pay for the large number of enemy hostages in our hands is to empty the prisons of all inmates” Palestinians, Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida said in a video recording. Follow our live stream.
Means of communication cut. Hamas reported Friday that communications and internet were cut in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Red Crescent and several UN agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), said they had lost contact with their teams in Gaza. “This blackout of information risks serving as a cover for mass atrocities and contributing to impunity for human rights violations”declared an official from the organization Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Hostage families worried by strikes. Families of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip “are worried regarding the fate of their loved ones and await explanations”they declared on Saturday. “Every minute seems like an eternity. We demand that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and members of the war cabinet meet with us this morning.”at the end of“a night of immense anguish”according to a press release from the association bringing together the families of more than 220 hostages kidnapped on October 7.
Call for a truce. The head of European diplomacy calls for a “pause of hostilities” in order to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, hit by intense Israeli bombardments. “Gaza is completely without electricity and completely isolated as intense bombardment continues”declared Josep Borrell on social networks.
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