Gaza, Oct 17: Al-Qassam Brigades, armed wing of the Hamas militant group, said there were 200 to 250 Israeli hostages in Gaza who were captured after the October 7 attack In a televised address on Monday, Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades, said the Hamas is holding 200 prisoners, while “the rest are captured by other resistance factions in the Gaza Strip”, reports Xinhua news agency. The spokesman added that they cannot determine the exact number of hostages in the besieged enclave due to constant Israeli bombardment. Obaida added that the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 22 Israelis, including Guy Olives, a Tel Aviv-based artist. (IANS)
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