2 Israelis held by Hamas killed in Gaza bombardment
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Israelis held in Gaza were killed and eight others seriously injured in Israeli airstrikes in the last three days in the Gaza Strip, Hamas confirmed on Sunday.
The group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, held Israel fully responsible for the safety of Israelis in its captivity.
“The lives of (prisoners) are in danger amid the inability to provide them with appropriate treatment,” it added in a statement.
Hamas is believed to have been holding more than 130 Israeli hostages since its Oct. 7 attacks.
Israel has killed at least 28,176 Palestinians and injured 67,784 others in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to local health authorities.
The Israeli onslaught has left 85% of Gaza’s population internally displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.