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Israel confirms at least 100 people kidnapped during Hamas offensive

MADRID, 8 Oct.

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Israel confirms at least 100 people kidnapped during Hamas offensive

MADRID, 8 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Israeli Government has confirmed that Palestinian militias have now kidnapped at least a hundred people since the beginning of the unprecedented offensive that began this past Saturday from the Gaza Strip, according to a statement from the Hebrew Executive published on its Facebook page. .

"The numbers continue to increase and our sadness with them. Our prayers are with all the families of those kidnapped, murdered or injured by Hamas," the Israeli Government Press Office said in its statement, accompanied by the current balance of more than 600 dead and more than 2,000 injured since the beginning of the Palestinian attacks.

The Hamas-led offensive that began with the launching of thousands of rockets into Israel was accompanied by a ground incursion by hundreds of militiamen who entered numerous kibbutzim and other Israeli communities where they proceeded to kidnap their occupants.

Throughout yesterday the Israeli forces were already speculating with the possibility that between fifty and 100 people had fallen into the hands of the militias, without making an official figure.

On the other hand, spokespersons for Palestinian militias have assured this morning that the real number of kidnapped people is much higher than what Israel planned to announce and that they would give their own estimates throughout the day.

In fact, and according to security sources to the Wall Street Journal, not even the militias themselves are sure of how many people they have in their power given that several Palestinian civilians participated in these kidnappings on their own without consulting with the leadership of either Hamas or Islamic Jihad. .

On the other hand, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Brigadier General Gal Hirsch in charge of the issue of the kidnapped and missing and all government ministries will be subject to his instructions in this regard, according to a statement collected by the Walla news portal. .