2023-10-31 01:34:24
Tel Aviv: Israel says it has rescued an army officer held hostage by Hamas. Private rank officer Ori Megidish was freed during the mission carried out by the army in Gaza last day. Ori is the first hostage Israel has rescued from Hamas since the start of the conflict. Earlier, four women were released by Hamas on humanitarian grounds. Ori was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. The army said Ori was brought to Israel and met with family members.
Hamas released the video of the hostages
Gaza: Hamas releases video of three Israeli women held hostage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by saying that Hamas’s campaign was brutal. Netanyahu compared Hamas to ISIS. He said that the women in the video are Yelena Trupanob, Daniel Aloni, and Rimon Kisht, and that all those abducted from Israel will be returned. The Israeli army estimates that 239 people are currently held hostage by Hamas. Hamas has released videos of the hostages before.
German hostage taken by Hamas killed
Tel Aviv: Confirmation that Israeli-German woman Shani Luke (23) was killed by Hamas terrorists. Shani was abducted by Hamas militants from the Israeli city of Kibbutz Reim on October 7. Shani had come to participate in the Supernova Music Festival held here. Many people were killed and held hostage by Hamas. Shani’s mother, Ricarda Luke, revealed to a German media outlet yesterday that the Israeli army found the remains of Shani and confirmed his death through DNA testing. Part of Shani’s skull was found. The body has not been found yet. It is not clear where the skull part came from. Shani is a tattoo artist. Footage emerged of an unconscious Shani being dragged through the streets of Gaza in a truck by Hamas militants and tortured. It was also news that mother Ricarda recognized Shani from the footage.
8,500 dead in Gaza
The death toll in Gaza has crossed 8,500 since the 7th of this month
Israel destroyed tunnels, weapons storage facilities, a building where 20 Hamas militants were hiding, and an anti-tank missile launching post on the campus of Al-Azhar University.
Hezbollah claimed that Israel shot down an Israeli drone that appeared near the city of Khayam in Lebanon. It is indicated that the debris of the drone fell in the territory of Israel
Hezbollah has claimed that 46 of its members have been killed since October 7
The UN said that 33 aid trucks were delivered to Gaza through the Rafah border on Sunday
The UN says 117,000 civilians have sought refuge in hospitals in northern Gaza.
Israel says it has arrested 700 Hamas terrorists in the West Bank
Four people were killed during an Israeli raid in Jenin, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said
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