New Delhi:

Hamas may launch 50 of greater than 200 hostages they kidnapped in brutal October 7 assaults in Israel, a number of stories claimed. Purple Cross representatives are allegedly on their strategy to Gaza to take out the hostages with twin nationalities, they alleged.

The event got here towards the backdrop of a report by the New York Instances earlier at the moment that mentioned Hamas was exploring the opportunity of releasing hostages who maintain international passports.

On Friday, Hamas, whereas releasing two Individuals Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, had mentioned it was working with Qatar and Egypt to free its “civilian” hostages, in an indication that extra releases may comply with.

The American mom and daughter have been seized from the Nahal Oz kibbutz close to the Israel-Gaza border on October 7. They have been reportedly on vacation in Israel on the time.

Israel says the Hamas Operatives Seized 222 hostages within the worst assault within the nation’s 75-year historical past.

With the Israel navy saying it had carried out greater than 300 new strikes inside 24 hours, Gaza’s well being ministry mentioned the demise rely had surged over 5,000, together with greater than 2,000 youngsters.

Israeli raids got here after the lethal Hamas assault which Israeli officers say killed greater than 1,400 individuals who have been shot, stabbed or burnt by the operatives.

It additionally mentioned it thwarted a cross-border Hamas drone assault on Monday, capturing down two UAVs that have been crossing on the Nir Oz and Ein HaBesor communities close to southern Gaza.