Qatar announced that it had received “a positive response” from Hamas on the agreement for the Israeli hostages in Gaza. But the Islamic faction insists on calling for “a total ceasefire”. Israel estimates that up to 50 hostages seized by Hamas on October 7 and taken to the Gaza Strip may be dead.
A destroyed house in Kibbutz Beeri, Israel.
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Hamas opens up about the hostages, but wants an end to the war. Frost of Israel: “We won’t stop”
Qatar announced that it had received “a positive response” from Hamas on the agreement for the Israeli hostages in Gaza. But the Islamic faction insists on the request for “a total ceasefire” and the “end of the aggression”, confirming that it has forwarded to Qatar and Egypt a response to the Paris mediation “addressed in a positive spirit”. Frost of Israel: “Impossible requests, let’s move forward.”
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WSJ, Israel estimates that up to 50 hostages may have died
Israel estimates that up to 50 hostages seized by Hamas on October 7 and taken to the Gaza Strip may be dead. This was reported exclusively by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), according to which this Israeli estimate was shared with US and Egyptian officials and the number was used as part of the hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas. This is significantly higher than the 29 deaths publicly acknowledged by Israel.
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Kiev, 12 out of 15 Russian drones shot down during the night
Russian forces launched 15 kamikaze drones of the Shahed-136/131 type over Ukraine during the night, 12 of which were shot down by Kiev’s air defenses: this was announced by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as reported by Rbc-Ukraine.