Hamas’s armed wing has said an Israeli hostage has been killed in northern Gaza.
The militant group said the female hostage died after the area was struck by Israel Defence Forces.
A spokesperson for Hamas’s armed wing said, “after re-establishing contact with resistance fighters assigned to protect Israeli prisoners, it was confirmed that one Israeli female prisoner was killed in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza”.
Al Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida, added: “Another female prisoner remains in critical danger.”
The IDF is yet to comment on the claims.
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