Hamas prepared to launch hostages if Israel ends airstrikes on Gaza: Iran

On sixteenth October (Monday), the Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed that Hamas ‘potentially’ was able to launch the almost 200 Israeli and different overseas nationals it has held hostage if Israel stops airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the Times of Israel reported. However, the terrorist group, Hamas hasn’t acknowledged making such a proposal.

The Spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani made this assertion whereas addressing a information convention in Tehran. It is vital to notice that Iran is taken into account the primary sponsor of Hamas in its ‘fight’ in opposition to Israel.

According to Kanaani, Hamas officers said that they’re able to take vital measures to launch the residents and civilians held by resistance teams, however their level was that such measures require preparations which can be not possible below each day bombardment in Gaza.

As per media reviews, Hamas has said that it’ll commerce the captives for 1000’s of Palestinians held by Israel within the sorts of lopsided change offers which have been made previously.

Referring to the Hamas terrorist group as ‘resistance’, Kanaani mentioned, “We heard from the resistance that they have no problem to continue resisting. They said the resistance holds the military capability to continue resisting in the field for a long time.”

However, Iran gave a warning to Israel that it might additionally enter the struggle if Israel launches a extensively anticipated floor offensive within the Gaza Strip within the coming days. 

It has been extensively reported that the Lebanese Shiite terror outfit Hezbollah, which can be sponsored by Iran, has already launched missiles into Israel. On its half, Hezbollah has insisted that these missiles symbolize a “warning” for Israel quite than its full entry into the struggle, as per media reviews.

199 hostages have been held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists

Updating concerning the Israel-Hamas struggle, the Israeli navy mentioned on sixteenth October (Monday) that it has notified the households of 199 folks to date that their family members are amongst those that have been held hostages within the Gaza Strip after they had been kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in the course of the seventh October shock assault. 

IDF notifies kinfolk of 199 those that their family members are Gaza hostages https://t.co/JWLLq0Jkqk . Click to learn ⬇️

— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) October 16, 2023

IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari asserted that the navy has some info on the whereabouts of hostages being held in Gaza. In response to a query at a press convention, Hagari mentioned, “We are making valiant efforts to try to understand where the hostages are in Gaza, and we have such information. We will not carry out an attack that would endanger our people.” 

Though the vast majority of the Israeli and overseas hostages are being held by Hamas terrorists, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has additionally claimed that it’s holding 30 hostages of its personal, as reported by the Times of Israel. 

(‘Bring them back’, mother and father of Israeli and overseas hostages held by Hamas terrorists praying for his or her secure return. Image Source – The Times of Israel)

On fifteenth October (Sunday) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with representatives of the households whose kinfolk have been held hostages by Hamas. During the assembly, he vowed to work for the secure return of hostages as quickly as doable.

The assembly was held at an IDF Home Front Command base in Ramle. After the assembly, a press release from the households learn, “Netanyahu told the families that one of the goals of the war is the return of the captive and missing.”