Hamas Leader Explains Reasoning Behind Deadly Prisoner Captures Underway in Israel
A leader of the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas is explaining the militant organization’s strategy in taking hostages after a surprise attack on Israel. Saleh al-Arouri bragged of Hamas’ ability to capture…
A leader of the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group 🏴Hamas is explaining the militant organization’s strategy in taking hostages after a surprise attack on 🇮🇱Israel.
Saleh al-Arouri bragged of 🏴Hamas’ ability to capture Israeli 🪖Military personnel in a Saturday 🎙️Interview with Al-Jazeera.
“We managed to kill and capture many Israeli soldiers. The fighting is still on.”
The 🏴Hamas deputy chief claimed that the captives would be used in a bid to ransom prisoners held by Israel
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Hamas Leader Explains Reasoning Behind Deadly Prisoner Captures Underway in Israel — IJR
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“Our detainees in prisons, their 🗽Freedom is looming large,” he said.
“What we have in our hands will release all our prisoners. The longer fighting continues, the higher the number of prisoners will become.”
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🇮🇱Israel detains 4,449 Palestinians in its ⛓️Prison system on “security” grounds, according to B’Tselem, a leftist nonprofit group based in Jerusalem. Another 850 were being held for being in 🇮🇱Israel illegally, the group stated.
Not all of the captives taken in the raids are Israeli 🪖Military personnel.
🏴Hamas’ 🚨Kidnapping of Israeli civilians could have an even darker motive than prisoner exchange negotiations.
Women captives could be subject to deliberate sexual attack, according to the 🇮🇱Israel⚔️War Room, a pro-🇮🇱Israel nonprofit based in the United States.
Israeli Prime Minister 👤Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his nation was “at ⚔️War” after the surprise attack, pledging a decisive response targeting Hamas’ home territory in the 🏳️Gaza Strip, according to The Times of Israel.
