CAIRO: The armed wing of Palestinian militant faction Hamas said on Saturday that more than 60 hostages were missing because of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.
Late last month, Hamas said an estimated 50 captives held by the group were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.
Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for the Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, said on Hamas’ telegram account that 23 bodies of the 60 missing Israel hostages were trapped under the rubble.
“It seems that we will never be able to reach them due to the continued brutal aggression of the occupation against Gaza,” he said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the statement. The Israeli army declined to comment.
The United States has been flying surveillance drones over Gaza in search of hostages taken by Hamas when the Palestinian militant group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, two US officials said on Thursday.
Hamas, an armed Islamist group that governs Gaza, has so far released four civilians among the 239 believed to be held.
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Hamas armed wing: More than 60 hostages are missing due to Israeli airstrikes
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Hamas armed wing: More than 60 hostages are missing due to Israeli airstrikes
- Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades said on Hamas’ Telegram account that 23 bodies of the 60 missing Israel hostages were trapped under the rubble
- Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian group that governs Gaza, has so far released four civilians among the 239 believed to be held
Israeli foreign minister visiting Somaliland, sources say
NAIROBI/JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar is on a visit to Somaliland in East Africa, where he is due to meet the semi-autonomous region’s president later on Tuesday, according to a senior Somaliland official.
A second source briefed on the visit confirmed the foreign minister was in Somaliland, without providing further details. The Israeli foreign ministry did not immediately respond when asked if the foreign minsiter was in Somaliland.
The visit comes 10 days after Israel formally recognized the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, a move that sparked criticism from Somalia, which has long opposed Somaliland’s bid to secede.
A second source briefed on the visit confirmed the foreign minister was in Somaliland, without providing further details. The Israeli foreign ministry did not immediately respond when asked if the foreign minsiter was in Somaliland.
The visit comes 10 days after Israel formally recognized the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, a move that sparked criticism from Somalia, which has long opposed Somaliland’s bid to secede.
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