The number of hostages believed to be held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip reaches 240, said Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, at a press conference this Tuesday (31). The last update, on October 22, showed 212 people kidnapped.
Hagari also said that 315 IDF soldiers have died since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.
Israeli forces completed their first successful hostage rescue since October 7 on Monday, rescuing an Israeli soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas.
Ori Megidish was “actively rescued” with “boots on the ground” in a joint operation between the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (ISA), also known as ShinBet an IDF spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, told CNN .
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Source: CNN Brasil
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