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The president also stressed the urgency of getting relief to Palestinian civilians in Gaza who lack food, water and medicine. Israel appeared to be getting closer to a full-scale invasion of Gaza, a densely populated enclave ruled by Hamas. The Israeli military has massed troops and equipment near the Gaza border. The command will come," Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on Thursday. [1/8]Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, in southern Israel, October 19, 2023.

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☆ Hamas seeks Palestinian prisoners' release, says will free non-Israeli captives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal gestures as he announces a new policy document in Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2017. Gunmen from Hamas took scores of hostages after rampaging through southern Israeli communities and military bases, killing over 1,300 people. In 2011, Israel swapped hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to win the release of one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who was held for five years. Israel, which has bombarded Gaza with strikes that have killed hundreds of Palestinians, has said it would act to free the hostages while eliminating Hamas. Another senior Hamas official, Moussa Abu Marzouk, said on Monday that "foreign prisoners cannot be released due to the continued Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip."

Persons: Khaled Meshaal, Naseem Zeitoon, AlAraby, Gilad Shalit, Abu Obeida, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Rami Ayyub, Moaz Abd, Alaziz, Hatem Maher, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Doha, Qatar, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Thailand, Germany

☆ Israel Says It Has Intelligence on Location of Hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ari Flanzraich | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Israeli military for the first time said it had intelligence relating to the whereabouts of hostages taken during raids into Israel by Hamas militants, who are holding at least 199 people captive in Gaza. Gen. Daniel Hagari said at a briefing Monday that the military "will not carry out an attack that would endanger our people." The presence of hostages across the Palestinian enclave has complicated Israel's response to the attacks that left at least 1,400 dead as it has carried out retaliatory airstrikes killing more than 2,750 people. Twenty-two of the hostages have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, Hamas said, in a claim that couldn’t be verified. Abu Obeida, a spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, said in a statement on Telegram app that “dozens of hostages” had been hidden in “safe places and the tunnels of the resistance.”

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Abu Obeida, ” Organizations: Brig Locations: Israel, Gaza, Israeli

☆ Hamas Says Four Hostages Killed in Israeli Bombing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A Hamas spokesman, Abu Obeida, said that Israeli bombing had killed four hostages held by his group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. It wasn’t possible to verify the claim.

Persons: Abu Obeida Organizations: U.S

☆ Hamas Says Abductions Number in the Dozens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Anas Baba | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, said the group had abducted dozens of people, including Israeli army officers. He didn’t share the exact number of hostages but said it was twice as many as Israel expected. “They are all around the Gaza strip,” he said.

Persons: Abu Obeida, ” Locations: Israel, Gaza

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