Hamas blames Israel for killing five hostages

Amid the attacks in Gaza that overshadow the chances of a new truce between the parties involved in the conflict, the Hamas terror group released a statement in which it blamed the Israeli army for the deaths of five Israeli hostages. The successful exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages included a halo of light in the dense gloom that has hung over the Middle East since October 7, the day the war between Hamas and Israel broke out. On Saturday, the Palestinian Islamist organization issued a brief statement in which it blamed the Israel Defense Forces for the deaths of five Israeli hostages. As a result of a barbaric Zionist bombardment, contact has been lost with a group responsible for five Zionist prisoners,” said Abu Ubeidade, spokesman for the Ezzeldin al-Qassam Brigades, according to Telam. Along with the statement, the group identified three of the five deceased prisoners: Haim Perry, Yoram Metzger and Amiram Cooper, aged between 80 and 84. Last Friday, the forum of relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza confirmed the death of Gadi Haggai, an Israeli hostage kidnapped in the surprise attack on October 7, whose wife is still being held captive. According to the latest information, 123 hostages are still being held hostage by Hamas.

Original source in Spanish