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Israel denied the report by a Hamas spokesman. Israeli soldiers were reportedly captured by the terrorist movement in an area north of the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas announced the capture of a group of Israeli soldiers this Saturday, increasing the number of hostages. The organization’s spokesman said the capture took place in Jabaliya, north of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army has denied this information. Hamas did not disclose how many soldiers were captured and provided no evidence.
Al Jazeera reported that a spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades said the ambush was carried out inside a tunnel where the Islamists were removing the bodies of dead, wounded or captured Israeli soldiers.
In the October 7 attack, Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped about 250 civilians. Half of these The hostages were later releasedMost of them were part of the process of exchanging Palestinian prisoners captured by Israel during a week-long ceasefire in November last year.
Israel says about A hundred more hostages remain in GazaThe bodies of around 30 abductees were additionally found in the enclave.
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