Israel-Gaza conflict: IDF confirms death of four more hostages in Hamas captivity

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday (June 3, 2024) introduced four more folks, who have been taken as hostages by the Hamas group through the October 7 assault, have died.

The Israeli navy drive stated their our bodies are nonetheless held by Hamas.

The deceased folks have been recognized as British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell, 51, Chaim Peri, 79, Yoram Metzger, 80, and Amiram Cooper, 85.

Chief spokesperson for the IDF, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, was quoted as saying by CNN, “Their family members have been killed just a few months in the past throughout Hamas captivity in Gaza and their our bodies are nonetheless being held by Hamas. We assess that the four of them have been killed whereas collectively in the realm of Khan Younis throughout an operation there in opposition to Hamas.”

Hamas, final week, had claimed Popplewell died throughout an Israeli strike in April.

Condoling his death, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron posted on X: “Greatly saddened to listen to concerning the death of Nadav Popplewell who had been held in captivity by Hamas since 7 October. “

“My ideas are along with his family members at this horrible time for them.
With a brand new deal on the desk, we reiterate our demand for Hamas to ship all hostages residence,” he stated.

As per Israeli authorities, Hamas had killed 1200 folks and took over 200 folks as hostages through the October 7 assault.

During a week-long truce, the group launched 105 folks.

About 120 hostages stay unaccounted for.

Israel launched a navy marketing campaign as a reply to the cross-border assault.

A staggering a million folks have now fled Rafah in southern Gaza, the UN support company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) stated on Monday, amid contemporary stories of in a single day assaults in southern, central and northern areas by Israeli forces.

The metropolis of Rafah on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt had been residence to nicely over 1,000,000 forcibly displaced by almost eight months of day by day bombardment by the Israeli navy, in response to Hamas-led terror assault in southern Israel on 7 October.

“Thousands of households now shelter in broken and destroyed services in Khan Younis, the place UNRWA retains offering important providers, regardless of growing challenges. Conditions are unspeakable,” the UN company stated in a put up on X, previously Twitter.