Hamas says female captive killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza

A female captive has been killed successful an Israeli onslaught successful bluish Gaza, according to a connection by Hamas’s equipped wing, arsenic Israel continued its deadly subject cognition and ordered forced evacuation of Palestinians successful Gaza City connected Sunday.

Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida said precocious connected Saturday that interaction had been re-established with the woman’s captors aft respective weeks, and it was determined that she had been killed successful a bluish Gaza country wherever the Israeli service has been operating.

The connection by Abu Obeida did not supply further details astir the woman’s individuality oregon however and erstwhile she was killed.

Abu Obeida pointed retired that determination was a information to the beingness of different pistillate captive, holding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of his service “fully liable for the lives of the Israeli captives”.

Israel’s subject said it could not “confirm oregon refute” the claim.

In a statement, the Israeli service said it was investigating the assertion aft Hamas “released footage allegedly showing a hostage who had been killed”.

“[Army] representatives are successful interaction with her household and are keeping them updated with each disposable information,” the connection said.

Hamas took immoderate 250 captives during an onslaught connected confederate Israel connected October 7 past year, according to Israeli authorities. Among them were 23 Thai nationals, 1 Nepali nationalist and 1 Filipino nationalist moving oregon studying successful Israel.

At slightest 97 of the captives stay successful Gaza, including 34 the service says person been killed.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a run group, said it had nary further accusation regarding Saturday’s claim.

On Saturday evening, thousands of radical demonstrated again successful Israel demanding the merchandise of the captives.

“To our beloved hostages, if you tin perceive us, everyone present loves you. Stay strong. Survive,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin said successful Tel Aviv connected Saturday evening.

Her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was abducted from a euphony festival successful confederate Israel connected October 7, 2023.

Public pressure

The Israeli authorities has been facing aggravated nationalist unit to unafraid a caller woody to bring the remaining captives location alive. During a one-week truce successful November past year, 105 captives were released, including 80 Israelis, successful speech for 240 Palestinian prisoners.

In June, Israeli forces killed astatine slightest 274 Palestinians and wounded astir 700 others to rescue 4 captives during an cognition astatine Gaza’s Nuseirat exile camp.

Hamas says respective captives person been killed successful Israeli aerial raids and failed rescue attempts. Israeli soldiers mistakenly killed 3 Israelis who escaped captivity successful December.

Qatar, the United States and Egypt person led months of negotiations for a ceasefire successful the Gaza war. Earlier this month, the Gulf authorities suspended its mediation efforts. Since the one-week intermission successful warring past year, brokered by Qatar, successive negotiations person made nary headway.

Israel has repeatedly announced it volition not halt its bombardment of Gaza until it achieves its warfare objectives to decision Hamas and bring the captives home. But 13 months later, Hamas fighters proceed to conflict Israeli soldiers and dozens of captives stay successful Gaza.

Hamas’s onslaught past twelvemonth resulted successful astatine slightest 1,139 deaths, mostly civilians.

Israel has since killed much than 44,000 Palestinians successful what campaigners telephone “a warfare of vengeance”, turning ample swaths of Gaza into rubble. The United Nations and assorted rights groups person accused Israel of deliberately targeting civilians and residential areas – actions they said amounted to warfare crimes.

Genocide

A UN committee said connected November 14 that Israel’s warfare successful the Gaza Strip is accordant with the characteristics of genocide.

“Since the opening of the war, Israeli officials person publically supported policies that Strip Palestinians of the precise necessities required to prolong beingness – food, water, and fuel,” the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices said.

“These statements on with the systematic and unlawful interference of humanitarian assistance marque wide Israel’s intent to instrumentalise life-saving supplies for governmental and subject gains.”

The International Court of Justice (ICC) said successful January it is “plausible” that Israel is committing genocide successful Gaza.

On Thursday, the ICC issued apprehension warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his erstwhile defence minister, Yoav Gallant, connected charges of warfare crimes and crimes against humanity. A warrant was besides issued against a Hamas leader.

The determination marks the archetypal clip that a sitting person of a large Western state has faced specified charges astatine the planetary court.

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