The war between Israel and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, continues. A current look at the death numbers.
The number of hostages held in the Gaza Strip is even higher than previously thought. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said the families of 224 hostages had been informed so far.
According to the military, this does not include four female hostages who had previously been released by Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli information, the hostages include citizens of 25 countries, including Germans. According to Israeli information, the youngest hostage is nine months old and the oldest is probably 85 years old.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister talks to Hamas about hostages
According to its own statements, the Russian leadership is negotiating with Hamas representatives in Qatar about the fate of the hostages held captive by the Islamist Palestinian organization. “Of course we (met) with the political leadership,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, according to Russian news agencies. He did not share the results of the conversation.
Russia has relations with the Arab world, but also a large number of compatriots who live in Israel. Against this background, Moscow has offered itself as a mediator on several occasions since the Gaza war broke out. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin has blamed the United States for the flare-up of violence in the Middle East and claimed that US Middle East policy has not addressed the needs of the Palestinians. Russia itself is accused of taking advantage of the escalation in Israel to distract from its war of aggression against Ukraine.
Terrorists attacked Israel on October 7th on behalf of Hamas and carried out massacres in the border area. Since then, Israel has suffered more than 1,400 deaths. This includes 309 soldiers, as Hagari announced. Almost three weeks after the massacre, according to media reports, there are still dozens of missing people whose fate is unknown. Because of the poor condition of many of the bodies, identification has not yet been completed. According to Israeli information, those killed and missing include citizens of more than 40 countries.
Report: Number of Palestinians killed rises to 6,500
According to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, the number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip rises to 7,028. In addition, 18,484 people were injured, the ministry in Gaza reported.
As the UN emergency relief office Ocha announced this morning, citing the Hamas-controlled authority, 68 percent of the fatalities were said to be children and women. Around 1,600 people in Gaza are considered missing. These figures cannot be independently verified.
Source: Stern
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