2024-01-12 19:09:01
Through the mediation of the Gulf Emirate of Qatar, Israel says it has reached an agreement with the terrorist organization Hamas to provide medicine to the hostages kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. The medicines will be launched “in the next few days,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced in Jerusalem last night. In return, Israel should supply medicines to the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas has not yet commented on this. Israel believes that 136 hostages are still being held in the coastal area. 25 of them are probably no longer alive. Those abducted also include old and sick people, many of whom suffer from cancer and diabetes and therefore need regular medicine.
On October 7, terrorists from the Islamist Hamas and other extremist groups carried out the worst massacre in Israel’s history. More than 1,200 people were killed and around 250 were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip. During a ceasefire, 105 hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
Families demand evidence
The Hostage Families Forum, meanwhile, called for “visible evidence” that the medicines reached the hostages before Israel makes medicines available to the Palestinian population.
“The shocking images of hostages in their captivity call for increased pressure on the countries involved in the negotiations,” the forum statement said. The aim is to “press for the immediate release of the hostages and not just hand over medicine.”
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