Hamas threatens massive bloodshed with hostages – Israel under pressure!

Hamas threatens massive bloodshed with hostages – Israel under pressure!

Tensions between Hamas and Israel are escalating again after Hamas threatened to kill hostages. In a video address, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida said any “aggression” against the Palestinian people would have fatal consequences for survivors. Recent reports indicate that Hamas continues to hold 24 hostages in the Gaza Strip and has not handed over the bodies of 35 additional abductees. The hostages released so far have reported severe abuse and starvation during their captivity, which only increases families' concerns for the remaining hostages, he said oe24.at.

Cruel mistreatment documented

According to a report by the Israeli Ministry of Health submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, the kidnappers used physical, psychological and sexual violence to subdue the hostages. Doctors who have treated over 100 released or freed hostages report using extreme methods of abuse. Isolation, starvation and sleep deprivation were common practices used to break willpower. The hostages were often held in catastrophic hygienic conditions and suffered violence, torture, and unskilled medical interventions without painkillers, while women were subjected to sexual assault juedische- Allgemeine.de.