Desperation has grown among Palestinians, many of whom see nothing to lose under unending Israeli control and increasing settler depredations in the West Bank, the blockade in Gaza and what they see as the world’s apathy.
Hamas has threatened to execute the hostages currently in their custody due to the Israeli military's ongoing response to one of the gravest terror attacks in the country's history.
Around 900 people, including 73 soldiers, already have been killed in Israel, according to media. In Gaza, more than 680 people have been killed, according to authorities there.
At least four civilians were killed while in the custody of Hamas, just feet from where armed militants had been escorting them near the Gaza border, videos obtained and geolocated by CNN show.
Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 people in its surprise weekend assault on Israel, threatened to execute the hostages if Israeli air strikes continue "targeting" Gaza residents without warning.
JERUSALEM >> Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides.
A spokesman for Hamas said its militants will start killing one civilian hostage every time Israel strikes hit Palestinian civilians in their homes in Gaza.
Israel has said that Hamas has more than 100 Israeli captives located in Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli defense minister says authorities will block food and fuel from entering the Gaza Strip. Follow DW for more.
Hamas's armed wing said on Monday it will begin executing an Israeli civilian captive in return for any new Israeli bombing of civilian houses without pre-warning.
Al-Qassam Spokesperson Abu Obeida: “Every targeting of our civilians without warning will be met with the execution of one of our enemy’s civilian hostages”
Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to n…
Hamas on Monday threatened to execute Israeli hostages if Israel continues to bombard civilian homes in Gaza without warning. “From this hour on, we announce that any targeting of civilian homes without advanced warning will be met regrettably with the execution of one of the enemy civilian hostages
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. Hostages--including U.S. citizens--that were taken by Hamas during the assault it launched from th
Hamas’ decision to snatch scores of hostages during its Saturday morning sneak attack on Israel has forced the Jewish state into a desperate race to find and free the captured.
Around 900 people, including 73 soldiers, already have been killed in Israel, according to media. In Gaza, more than 680 people have been killed, according to authorities there.
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