Israel war: Hamas claims 13 hostages killed in Israeli airstrikes

At least 13 Israeli and foreign hostages held in the northern Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours, Hamas’s armed wing said.

In a surprise assault early Saturday, Hamas militants stormed Israeli communities near the Gaza border and fired barrages of rockets, in an attack that claimed more than 1,200 lives.

Israel says Hamas has taken more than 150 people hostage, including both civilians and security forces.

“Thirteen prisoners… including foreigners” were killed in five locations targeted by Israeli fighter jets, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement.

Israel has rained air and artillery strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip – a densely populated enclave of 2.4 million people.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades had warned this week that “every targeting of our people without warning will be met with the execution of one of the civilian hostages”.

It comes as officials announced that 1900 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza following the deadly Hamas attack last weekend, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The toll includes 614 children and 370 women, officials said. An additional 7,696 people have been wounded, according to the ministry.

ENVOY’S PLAN TO ‘END CARNAGE AGAINST PALESTINIAN PEOPLE’

Meanwhile, the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations has outlined a three-point plan aiming to bring an immediate end to violence against Palestinians after millions of Gaza residents have been warned to flee south and signs point to an Israeli ground investigation in the coming days.

“All of us are united to stop this carnage against the Palestinian people now,” Riyad Mansour said to reporters at the United Nations.

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At least 13 Israeli and foreign hostages held in the northern Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours, Hamas’s armed wing said.

In a surprise assault early Saturday, Hamas militants stormed Israeli communities near the Gaza border and fired barrages of rockets, in an attack that claimed more than 1,200 lives.

Israel says Hamas has taken more than 150 people hostage, including both civilians and security forces.

“Thirteen prisoners… including foreigners” were killed in five locations targeted by Israeli fighter jets, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement.

Israel has rained air and artillery strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip – a densely populated enclave of 2.4 million people.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades had warned this week that “every targeting of our people without warning will be met with the execution of one of the civilian hostages”.

It comes as officials announced that 1900 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza following the deadly Hamas attack last weekend, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The toll includes 614 children and 370 women, officials said. An additional 7,696 people have been wounded, according to the ministry.