The IDF said it was using “all intelligence and operational means to return the abductees” and that “Hamas is trying to present itself as a humanitarian organization while acting as a hideous terrorist organization responsible for killing and kidnapping infants, women, children and the elderly.” Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Monday that more than 2,800 people have been killed in Gaza.Įarlier on Monday, the Israeli military said at least 199 people were being held hostage in Gaza. The IDF has been relentlessly pounding Gaza with airstrikes and artillery following the deadly Hamas terror attack. 'It's so lonely': Desperate families of Israeli hostages are still in the dark a week on from Hamas rampage The spokesperson, Abu Obaida, said the Al-Qassam Brigades held about 200 hostages, while the rest was held by other “militant formations” in Gaza, adding that they cannot determine the exact number of hostages in the strip at this stage due to constant Israeli bombardment.Įinav Moshe Barda (center) attends a gathering of family members of hostages taken by Hamas in Tel Aviv on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said in a video statement on Monday the number was at least between 200-250. It is still unclear how many hostages are held in Gaza. Libby Weiss told CNN on Tuesday that the release of the video was “another way by Hamas to wage a psychological war” on civilian population of Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it had informed Schem’s family about her kidnapping last week and are keeping in touch with them at this time. That’s why we all believed in our hearts that she is alive, because we knew that she will never give up.”ĬNN cannot independently verify where and when the video of Schem was taken and what condition she is in at the moment. Schem’s mother told CNN on Monday that she believed her daughter’s resilience would help her survive.

“I saw she is alive, I saw that she was… I heard before rumors that she was shot in the shoulder or in the leg so I can see she was shot in her shoulder, I see she had an operation, she looks very terrified, she looks like she is in big pain, and I can see that she says what they tell her to say,” she told reporters, urging everyone to “stop this terror” and bring her daughter back home along with other hostages. Scharf Schem said she did not know if her daughter was dead or alive until Monday and that all she knew is that she might have been kidnapped. Keren Scharf Schem holds a photo of her daughter, Mia, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 17, 2023.

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