There were rumors for a long time on Monday evening, but now the International Committee of the Red Cross has confirmed: The terrorist organization Hamas has released two of its hostages kidnapped from Israel.
Hamas has released two of its hostages kidnapped from Israel. A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed claims made by the Islamist terrorist group on Monday evening. The ICRC helped organize the release and brought the two people out of the Palestinian territory, it said in Geneva. It has not yet been officially announced who those freed are. “We hope that they will be with their loved ones again soon,” said the spokesman.
Well over 200 people abducted from Israel
According to Israeli information, more than 200 people are still in the hands of terrorists. They were abducted from Israel on October 7th as part of the Hamas massacre of civilians. More than 1,400 people were murdered.
A mother and her daughter were unexpectedly released on Friday. Qatar had brokered the release of the two US citizens.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated.
Source: Stern
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