There isn’t any intelligence supporting Hamas’ declare that its guards murdered an Israeli hostage and wounded two others, the Israel Protection Forces said on Monday night.
The spokesman for the fear group, Hudhaifa Kahlout, who’s often known as Abu Obayda, claimed that guards assigned to the hostages shot and killed a male Israeli and significantly wounded two feminine Israelis, including that “attempts are being made to save” their lives.
The assertion was issued on Telegram and didn’t embody some other particulars, akin to the placement and date of the purported incident or the names of the hostages.
“The enemy government [Israel] bears full responsibility for these massacres and the resulting reactions that affect the lives of Zionist prisoners,” Abu Obayda stated.
“The terrorist organization Hamas has distributed a statement on Telegram that includes a written message claiming that in two separate incidents, a hostage was killed, and two hostages were wounded by Hamas operatives,” the IDF commented within the night.
“At this point, we do not have any intelligence support that allows us to refute or confirm the claims of Hamas. We continue to check and find out the reliability of the message and will update as soon as possible with any information we have,” the military stated.
Hamas’ declare comes on the heels of its refusal to take part within the high-level summit deliberate for Thursday and meant to considerably advance the talks a couple of hostage and truce deal.
Talking to Ynet Information, relations of hostages described their emotions listening to the Hamas claims {that a} hostage was murdered.
“From that moment on, the anxieties don’t stop,” stated Eli Elbag, father of kidnapped IDF soldier Liri Elbag.
“I expect [Shas party chairman Aryeh] Deri and all the MKs to slam the table and get a deal done,” he stated.
“Yesterday we were praying in Shoham, while praying, my daughter showed me the text on Telegram. This is another wound and another knife in the heart. It turns our stomachs non-stop.”
Elbag added that his spouse requested IDF officers concerning the claims “and did not receive an unequivocal answer. Everything is too fresh.”
Zvika Mor, whose son Eitan was kidnapped from the Nova get together, famous that the kind of deal that was at the moment being mentioned wouldn’t instantly free his son, as Hamas typically sees all younger males as troopers and calls for the best “prices” for his or her launch.
“I find it very difficult to agree to such a deal as the father of a hostage. This is not the story of the Shalit deal — Israel is fighting for its life,” he stated.
Relating to the declare {that a} hostage was murdered by his guards, Mor stated he thought it was a part of a propaganda effort to enhance Hamas’ place within the negotiations.
“There are manipulations that the parties exert on each other. It’s meant to pressure us, I guess,” stated Mor.
This text was initially printed by All Israel Information.
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