Gaza (TDI): Palestinian group Hamas warned on Wednesday that hostages may be killed if Israel attempts to free them by force and air strikes continue in the Gaza Strip.
The group said in a statement that it was “doing everything possible to keep the occupation’s hostages alive, but the random Zionist (Israeli) attacks are endangering their lives.”
“Every time the occupation attempts to free its captives by force, it ends up bringing them back in coffins,” it said.
Israel restarted intense air strikes across the enclave last week followed by ground operations, shattering the relative calm afforded by a January ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Since Israel resumed its military operations in the enclave, at least 830 Palestinians have been killed, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
The war was sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, mostly civilians.
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Israel’s retaliatory military offensive has killed approximately 50,183 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry.
