Hamas claims Israeli hostage killed in IDF attack on northern Gaza

Hamas’s armed wing has said an Israeli hostage has been killed in northern Gaza.

The militant group said the female hostage died after the area was struck by Israel Defence Forces.

A spokesperson for Hamas’s armed wing said: “After re-establishing contact with resistance fighters assigned to protect Israeli prisoners, it was confirmed that one Israeli female prisoner was killed in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza”.

Al Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida, added: “Another female prisoner remains in critical danger.”

He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his government and army leaders “bear full responsibility for the lives of their prisoners” adding: “They are the ones who insist on causing their suffering and death.”

The IDF is yet to comment on the claims.

It is believed there are still 101 Israeli hostages in Gaza, which Mr Netanyahu has vowed to locate.

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