The numbers come from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
During their rampage through southern Israel, militants dragged back into Gaza dozens of captives, among them women, children and the elderly. | Yousef Masoud/APA senior Hamas official said Sunday the militant group is holding more than 100 people captive after its unprecedented assault on Israel.
Mousa Abu Marzouk made the remarks to Arabic language news outlet al-Ghad on Sunday. The figure is in addition to more than 30 people said to be held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. During their rampage through southern Israel, militants dragged back into Gaza dozens of captives, among them women, children and the elderly. Their precise number hadn’t been clear until the two militant groups made their announcements.
Those captives are in addition to at least 700 Israelis being killed. Included in that number are at least 260 bodies retrieved from a music festival attended by thousands that came under attack by Hamas. The total figure is expected to be higher as other paramedic teams were working in the area.
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