33 Israeli hostages killed due to Israeli strikes on Gaza: Hamas

GAZA: Hamas announced that 33 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip have been killed, with some others still missing, due to Israeli military operations.

A video posted by Hamas included footage of past Israeli attacks on areas in Gaza where Israeli hostages were held, resulting in their deaths, as well as messages from some hostages.

Hamas warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "obstinacy and continued aggression are increasing the death toll of enemy prisoners," emphasizing that if the "crazy war" continues, "you may lose your prisoners forever. Act before it's too late."

This video from Hamas came two days after the Al-Qassam Brigades, its military wing, released a video on Saturday showing an Israeli prisoner with U.S. citizenship being held in Gaza.

Edan Alexander, who paused multiple times due to his emotional distress, said he had been held captive for more than 420 days and urged the Israeli government and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

Israel has been conducting a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and around 250 taken hostage.

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 44,466, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday.

More than 3,700 Palestinians have been killed or went missing since Israel intensified military operations in northern Gaza on Oct. 5, according to the media office of the Hamas-run Gaza government.

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