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Al-Qassam Brigades: 23 bodies of prisoners are still missing under the rubble due to Israeli bombing
Abu Ubaida, military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, said Saturday evening that Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since October 7 has caused the loss of more than 60 prisoners.
Abu Ubaida added: “After searches, 23 of their bodies are still missing under the rubble.”
He stated: “It seems that we will never be able to reach it due to the continuous bombing of Gaza.”
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Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari announced that the number of prisoners held by Hamas since October 7 has risen to 242.
Earlier, Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a new audio statement regarding the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the clashes between Palestinian factions and the Israeli army.
Abu Ubaida said the brigades destroyed 24 military vehicles, including a tank, a troop transport and a bulldozer, completely or partially, in the past 48 hours in combat areas.
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He stated that “Al-Qassam” continues to circle behind Israeli forces and engage its soldiers at zero distance.
He also pointed out that they have directed anti-armored missile attacks against Israeli military vehicles, as well as targeting forces barricaded in buildings with “Al-Yassin” missiles that entered the battle in the last two days.
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The war has entered its 29th day since the start of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, as the Israeli army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip in light of international fears about the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East.
The death toll from Israeli shelling on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has reached 9,488 dead and over 23,500 injured, while on the Israeli side more than 1,400 people have been killed, including hundreds of soldiers.
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