Hamas: 3 hostages were killed in Israeli operation in Gaza
According to a video released on its Telegram channel, Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades announced on Sunday that an Israeli military operation resulted in the death of three hostages, including one U.S. citizen, while also leading to the release of other captives.
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- Published Date: 06:59 | 09 June 2024
- Modified Date: 06:59 | 09 June 2024
Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades said in a video posted on its Telegram channel on Sunday that three hostages were killed, including a U.S. citizen, in an Israeli military operation on Saturday in which some hostages were freed.
The group did not release the names of those said to be killed, but the video showed what appeared to be three unidentifiable corpses using censor bars over their faces.
"Your captives will not be released unless our prisoners are freed," the video added.
Israel rescued four hostages held by Hamas in a hostage-freeing operation in central Gaza's al-Nuseirat on Saturday which killed 274 Palestinians.
A Hamas assertion on Saturday that some hostages were killed in the operation was dismissed shortly afterwards as a "blatant lie" by an Israeli military spokesman.
The Palestinian death toll is the worst over a 24-hour period of the Gaza war for months and including many women and children, Palestinian medics said.
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