Hamas arm announces:

Another Israeli hostage killed in the Gaza Strip

Relatives and supporters hold photos of Israeli hostages during a protest.(Bild: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The armed wing of the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas has announced the death of another hostage kidnapped from Israel.

The woman was killed in a combat zone in the north of the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades announced on Saturday. He had learned this after contact with the guards of the woman, who was abducted on October 7, 2023, was interrupted for several weeks.

The life of a second hostage, who was being held together with the woman who has now been killed, was also in danger, the spokesman warned. He did not provide any further details. When asked by AFP, the Israeli army said it was checking the information.

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According to Israeli figures, 1206 people were killed and 251 taken hostage in the unprecedented large-scale attack on Israel by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups on October 7, 2023. According to official Israeli figures, 34 of the 97 hostages who were last held in the Gaza Strip are dead. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a reward of five million US dollars (around 4.7 million euros) for every Israeli hostage released from the Gaza Strip.