Abu Hamza, representative of the Quds Brigade affiliated with the Islamic Jihad group (an organization banned in Russia), said that they captured Israeli soldiers during the operation in the region close to the Gaza Strip. This was reported by TASS.
Hamza said, “We, as the Quds Brigades, confirm that we have a large number of (Israeli – socialbites.ca) soldiers who are captive.”
It was previously reported that there were Palestinians. breaking down barriers Israeli border with Gaza Strip using bulldozer. Hamas also reported the capture of 14 tanks and the Israeli Defense Forces.
Previously in the Israeli police guess duration of conflict escalation.
On October 7, Hamas forces fired over 5,000 rockets into Israel. Against this background, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on October 7 announced state of emergency in the country. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war. The IDF’s operation against Hamas was called “Iron Swords”.
Radicals of Islamic Jihad stated It’s about the capture of Israeli soldiers.