Hamas-Geiseln: Pope appeals-hope for peace in the Gaza Strip!

Hamas-Geiseln: Pope appeals-hope for peace in the Gaza Strip!

The Israeli army has announced that another hostage in the Gaza Strip, a 21-year-old armored commander, was declared dead by Islamist Hamas. The soldier was kidnapped on October 7, 2023 during the Hamas terrorist attack, and his body is captured in the Gaza Strip. In total, the attackers killed around 1200 people on this fateful day and dragged more than 250, including many with nationalities from Israel, Germany and the USA. At the moment, many of the remaining 100 hostages in Hamas are no longer said to live, report members of the hostage families, as krone.at describes the situation.

video appeal from the hostage

In addition, Hamas published a worrying video in which a young man identifies himself as Israeli hostage and appeals to the designated US President Donald Trump. In the video published by the Essedin-Al-Qassam brigades, the man calls on putting pressure on the Israeli government in order to achieve his and the release of other hostages. He accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of having let the hostages down. The circumstances under which the video was recorded remain unclear, but everything indicates that the young man may have to read a prefabricated text, reports Press .

In the fights in the Gaza strip that has been going on since the attack, more than 44,380 people have been killed in accordance with the Hamas health authority, which cannot be verified independently. In the meantime, negotiations on a possible ceasefire between Hamas and the Egyptian secret service in Cairo are underway, with the release of the remaining hostages a central topic. These conversations are all the more pressing because the events about the hostages in the Gaza Strip both internationally and within the country.