These people, along with other hostages, were held by the Palestinian Islamist movement “Hamas” after the unprecedented October 7 attacks in Israel.
The published list shows that 11 civilians and four soldiers, one of them a senior officer, were killed, but no further details were given.
On October 7, Hamas militants broke through the border of the Gaza Strip into southern Israel and killed about 1.2 thousand people. people, mostly civilians, and took about 240 Israelis and foreigners hostage.
80 Israeli hostages were released in exchange for three times as many Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas during a seven-day truce that ended Friday. Another 25 hostages, mostly Thai, were freed under separate deals.
Five more hostages were freed before the week-long humanitarian pause began.
In response to the October 7 attacks, Israel vowed to destroy Hamas.
The group-run Gaza Ministry of Health claims that 15,900 people have already been killed in the Israeli operation in the territory. people, mostly civilians.
The Israeli military announced on Saturday that 137 hostages were still being held in the Gaza Strip.
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2024-08-22 04:29:50
