One hostage held by way of Hamas in Gaza has been killed by way of the Hamas terrorist assigned to protect him, and every other two feminine hostages had been critically injured, the spokesperson of the Hamas armed wing, Abu Obeida, introduced on Telegram on Monday.The terrorist workforce mentioned {that a} committee was once shaped to analyze the incident and can announce the main points later.The IDF has reported that it does no longer have the intelligence reinforce to substantiate or deny the Hamas claims and can proceed to check out the reliability of the messages and discover additional information. בדקות האחרונות הפיץ ארגון הטרור חמאס פרסום בטלגרם הכולל הודעה כתובה בה הוא טוען כי בשני אירועים נפרדים נהרג חטוף ונפצעו שתי חטופות ע״י פעילי חמאס.בשלב זה אין לנו כל תימוכין מודיעיני שמאפשר להפריך או לאושש את טענות החמאס. אנחנו ממשיכים לבדוק ולברר את אמינות ההודעה ונעדכן בהקדם…— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי – Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) August 12, 2024Defense Minister Yoav Gallant mentioned in a confidential overview ahead of the Overseas Affairs and Protection Committee that “the choice of hostages who’re nonetheless alive inside the humanitarian class is between 20 – 35, relying at the interpretation,” KAN information reported on Monday night. Hostage talksHamas mentioned on Sunday it had requested mediators to offer a plan based totally upon previous talks as an alternative of enticing in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal and declined to wait the scheduled hostage ceasefire talks on Thursday. Other people dangle banners as they participate in a rally calling for the discharge of hostages abducted within the fatal October 7 assault on Israel by way of the Palestinian Islamist workforce Hamas from Gaza and for reinforce from the U.S., outdoor the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2024. (credit score: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)Mediators have mentioned that they’re nonetheless operating to carry the summit. KAN Information reported, bringing up assets concerned within the negotiations, that this was once a tactic to get Israel to backtrack from the additions it made to the description. Israel is worried that the summit will want to be postponed or canceled because of an anticipated Iranian assault. This can be a growing tale.
