The end of hopes. The Israeli army officially announced that it had removed Elia Toledano’s body from the Gaza Strip and brought it back to Israel for burial. Israeli media is reporting this right now. The boy, who turned 28 on November 22, was kidnapped by terrorists at the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Reim on October 7.
Elia Toledano lost his life in Gaza
Elia Toledano’s best friend, Mia Schem (21), who was with him during the kidnapping at the Reim festival, was released at the end of November. Since October 7, there had been no news or evidence that French-Israeli citizen Toledano was alive.
The body of 28-year-old Elia Toledano, who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, was taken to Israel by our Special Forces in an operation carried out in Gaza.
The IDF extends its sincere condolences to the family.
Our national mission is to find its place…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 15, 2023
Toledano’s body was found in Gaza by special operations units of the armed forces. After his body was sent to Israel and identified by medical and rabbinical authorities, his family was notified. There is no detailed information about the manner and timing of his death.
In the newspaper a few weeks ago Le Parisien His older brother, Daniel Toledano, said: “When asked to describe Elia, one word comes to mind: his smile. He is passionate about music and works events, especially weddings and bar mitzvahs: his life is to bring joy to people every day.”
How many hostages are still in Gaza?
On October 7, Hamas terrorists kidnapped 240 Israelis and foreigners. The interim ceasefire agreement in November enabled the release of 105 civilians from Hamas captivity, including 81 Israelis, 23 Thai citizens and one Filipino. The date of the last release dates back two weeks: November 30.
With the end of the ceasefire and the resumption of fighting in Gaza, Israel believes there are still more than 130 hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met yesterday with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, and asked the organization to “fulfill its mission” and provide guarantees in reaching the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7. their well-being. Israeli media reported this.
In a televised portion of the meeting, Netanyahu pressed Spoljaric, saying the Red Cross “has the right to put public pressure on Hamas” to gain access to Israeli hostages. “This will not work, because the more public pressure we apply, the more they will close the door,” the ICRC president replies. Cohen charged that “every day that passes is another failure for the Red Cross” regarding the Israeli hostages.
Israel yesterday canceled its foreign intelligence chief’s planned visit to Qatar to restart talks on a possible second deal to release hostages held by Hamas. Mossad director David Barnea will no longer travel, at least in the short term, to Doha, the capital of Qatar, where prisoner swap talks were previously held. Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza say they are “shocked” by the news and demand an “immediate statement” from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Hamas has asked Israel to release approximately 6,000 Palestinians held in Israel in exchange for the release of all hostages. In an interview with the Japanese newspaper yesterday, he said the group was “ready” to release more hostages, but only through negotiations on the release of Palestinian civilians in Israeli prisons. Nikkei Moussa Abu Marzouk, the group’s deputy political leader.
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant says, “The war against Hamas will be long, it cannot last a few months; we will win in the end.” The Israeli military “invented” a series of monetary rewards to overcome anti-Hamas opposition among civilians exhausted after two months of total destruction; These numbers are numbers that can change the lives of not only Gaza, but also those who cooperate with Tel Aviv. The four most wanted people: $400,000 for information on leader Yahya Sinwar, $100,000 for Mohammed Deif; both are suspected to be in the Khan Younis area or further south.
three journalists In Gaza without Israeli military protection
three journalists CNN They managed to enter Gaza without Israeli military protection: the first to do so. an interview raw and extraordinary. Hamas violated Israel’s heavily guarded border on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages. Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry says more than 18,700 people have been killed and nearly 50,000 injured in the Gaza Strip since then.
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