12/2/2024–|Last updated: 12/2/202409:21 PM (Mecca time)
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced today, Monday, the killing of 33 Israeli prisoners who were being held by it, as most of them died due to the Israeli occupation army’s bombing of various areas of the Gaza Strip since the start of the aggression in October 2023.
The movement said, in a video clip posted on its page on the Telegram platform, that “33 Israeli prisoners were killed and traces of some of them were lost because of the criminal (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu and his stubbornness.”
The movement warned, according to what was stated in the video, that “the continuation of the (Israeli) aggression raises the death toll of enemy prisoners,” and said in a brief statement that it attached to the video, “By continuing your crazy war, you may lose your prisoners forever. Do what you must do before it is too late.” “.
The movement indicated, according to the video, “the killing of 4 prisoners and the martyrdom of their captors on October 9, 2023, and 9 others on October 14 of the same year, due to the intense bombing of the Gaza Strip, and the killing of a prisoner on December 8, 2023.” In thwarting an Israeli force’s attempt to reach a captured soldier, which led to his death.”
Loss of connection
The movement said that in 2024, “7 Zionist prisoners were killed on March 1 after weeks of losing contact with their captors, and 3 prisoners were killed in a massacre committed by the occupation in the central Gaza Strip on June 9.”
It reported, “A prisoner was killed by his guard, two female prisoners were seriously injured on August 12, and 6 prisoners were killed on September 2. The occupation announced the recovery of their bodies from inside a tunnel in the city of Rafah as a result of the continued aggression.”
The movement also pointed out that two female prisoners were killed as a result of the ongoing military operation in the North Gaza Governorate, the first was killed on October 21 and the second on November 21.
On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian resistance factions detained about 251 Israelis, according to Israeli estimates. About 105 people were released, including 81 Israelis, 23 Thais, and one Filipino, in an exchange deal in November 2023.
