Hamas launched two U.S. hostages they kidnapped throughout an operation towards Israel on Oct. 7, following efforts by Qatar, the Palestinian resistance group mentioned Friday.
“In response to Qatari efforts, (Ezzedine) al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” Hamas mentioned in a press release posted on Telegram.
The Palestinian group didn’t element how or when the hostages had been launched.
The Israeli army mentioned earlier Friday that the majority of these kidnapped to Gaza had been nonetheless alive.
“The majority of the hostages are alive. There were also dead bodies that were taken… to the Gaza Strip,” a military assertion mentioned.
The army mentioned greater than 20 hostages had been minors, whereas between 10 and 20 had been over the age of 60.
There are additionally between 100 and 200 folks thought-about lacking for the reason that Hamas assaults, the Israeli military added.
Source: www.dailysabah.com