An Israeli hostage being held in Gaza was shot and killed by his guard, Hamas said late Monday. In a separate incident, two women held in Gaza were seriously injured, according to the same group. Abu Ubaydah, a spokesman for Hamas’ armed al-Qassam Brigades, said a commission had been set up to investigate what happened in both incidents. More details will be announced later, he added in his statement, posted on Telegram, adding that efforts are being made to rescue the two injured hostages. It is the first time that the al-Qassam Brigades have stated that their guards killed hostages. Previously they had often attributed hostage deaths to Israel’s bombing of Gaza. In a post on Platform X, Israeli military spokesman Avihai Andrai said: “At this stage there is no information to confirm or deny Hamas’ claims. We are continuing to investigate the credibility of the statement and will provide information when it becomes available […]
Source: News Beast
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