Fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas also apparently took several hostages during attacks on Israeli territory on Saturday. It is currently not possible to say with certainty how many people have been kidnapped.
According to a report by Israeli news portal Ynet, Hamas claims Having brought 35 Israelis to his power and to Palestinian territory. The image above allegedly shows the kidnapping of a person from Israel to the Gaza Strip. With a golf cart. This information cannot be verified.
Arab media reports mention more than 50 kidnapped, reports The Times of Israel. Several hostages would have already been killed.
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There are stories about Palestinians circulating on social media posted videos purporting to show captured Israeli women, men and children. The Israelis also confirm the kidnapping of relatives there.
Hamas’ armed wing also released a video of fighters with three prisoners in civilian clothes. According to the video commentary, they were said to be members of the Al-Qassam Brigades who “captured several enemy soldiers during the battle of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” (the current military action is referred to as the “Al-Aqsa Flood” by Hamas It is intended to avenge an alleged “desecration” of the Temple Mount by the Israelites).
Hebrew writing in the background suggests the footage was taken on the Israeli side of the Eres border crossing, the AFP news agency reported.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned the capture as a violation of international law. The “hostages” must be released immediately, he wrote on the online service X, formerly Twitter.
According to the “Ynet” report, the social media posts are from the Gaza Strip Hundreds of Hamas fighters show how they are allegedly entering Israel.
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Houses in the city of Netiv Haasara were set on fire by terrorists who apparently took residents hostage They found only local security forces and no military presence. Israeli media reports that residents feel like they have been abandoned.
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According to other media reports, a woman told Israeli TV channel Channel 12 that her father was kidnapped by Hamas fighters from a southern border community and taken to the Gaza Strip.
“They kidnapped my father, I saw photos of him in Gaza”said the distraught civilian through tears. “He said they were at home. He told me they would take him with them”, the woman told “Bild”.
Other posts on X suggest that Hamas also kidnapped at least one elderly woman and a mother with two childrenOne of the children appears to have a small head injury.
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