Number of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza rises to 212, says Israel Defense

Israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, its military spokesman said on Sunday, adding that Israeli strikes overnight had killed dozens of Palestinian fighters, including the deputy head of Israel’s missile forces. Hamas.

On the northern front, Israel has attacked fighters trying to fire missiles across the Lebanese border and struck a site in Lebanon from where a missile was fired at an Israeli aircraft, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said at a briefing.

Medical sources said at least 50 people had died.

On Friday (20), two American hostages — Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan — were released by Hamas, almost two weeks after its terrorist attacks on Israel.

After the release, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would continue working to bring back all the hostages.

“Two of our hostages are at home. We will not diminish the effort to bring back all those kidnapped and missing. At the same time, we continue to fight until victory is achieved,” Netanyahu said in a statement published on social media on Friday (20).

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Source: CNN Brasil

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