Hamas said on Monday (2) that 33 hostages were killed during the war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, without clarifying their nationalities. There are also no details about the circumstances of these deaths.
On Saturday, the radical group published a video showing an Israeli-American hostage in Gaza. He identified himself, addressed his family, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.
The hostage’s mother said she had received assurances from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “conditions are ripe” for an agreement to release people detained in the Gaza Strip.
One of the Israeli government’s war aims is to have the hostages released.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
The Israeli population is constantly protesting against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so that the hostages can be released.
*with information from Reuters
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