And yet, they are negotiating the release of those hostages. What madness!
Please pray for those hostages every day until they are returned to their families!
‘Due to the Zionist aggression,’ most Israeli hostages in north Gaza missing, Hamas says
by Sam Halpern, Jerusalem Post, January 10, 2025:
Hamas has lost track of the majority of the hostages held in captivity in northern Gaza due to Israel’s military activities in the area, a source in the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, told Qatari state-run media giant Al Jazeera on Friday.
“Most of the enemy’s prisoners in the northern Gaza Brigade are now missing due to the Zionist aggression,” the source told Al Jazeera.
Hamas has previously repeatedly stated that in order to compile a list of hostages it has been holding, it would need several days to at least a week, in order to locate them….
Of course, they have had 15 months and haven't bothered. So much for their intention of negotiating their release. Are the 33 hostages to be released virtually all who are known to Hamas, or all who are known to be alive?
Hamas to release 33 hostages in breakthrough deal with Israel, report claims
Negotiations between Israeli officials and Hamas have reportedly reached a breakthrough, paving the way for a massive prisoner exchange and a fragile ceasefire that will lead to the release of 33 hostages.
According to emerging reports, Hamas has agreed to release them with Israel set to withdraw troops from parts of Gaza, facilitate humanitarian aid, and free thousands of Palestinian prisoners in return.
The monumental deal has some very specific numbers associated with it and will see Israel release 50 prisoners for every Israeli female soldier held by Hamas. Israel will also release 30 children and women held in custody for every hostage Hamas releases.
The first phase also involves the release of around of 200 individuals sentenced to life imprisonment, alongside 1,000 additional detainees — including all women, children, and sick prisoners currently held in Israeli custody.
The deal, reportedly brokered with the assistance of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, represents a significant concession by both parties.
While Israel has insisted on the inclusion of more hostages, including wounded soldiers, Hamas has leveraged the situation to secure the release of prisoners considered high-value by Israeli authorities.
For detainees sentenced to life imprisonment, the stakes are even higher, with reports suggesting many could face deportation to Qatar, Egypt, or Turkey to mitigate potential security risks.
Negotiations between Israeli officials and Hamas have reportedly reached a breakthrough, paving the way for a massive prisoner exchange and a fragile ceasefire that will lead to to the release of 33 hostages
A girl watches as Mohammad Eid mourns his cousin Dima, along with her uncle and grandfather, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday
Israeli soldiers and relatives carry the flag-draped casket of Sergeant Yahav Maayan, who was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, during his funeral at a military cemetery in Modiin, Israel on Sunday
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