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Video: Hamas hostages were in Shifa clinic

According to Israeli reports, several hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Islamist Hamas have been temporarily taken to Gaza’s Shifa Hospital. The Israeli military released footage from the clinic’s surveillance cameras on Sunday evening, reportedly showing a kidnapped Nepali and a Thai national at the clinic on October 7. “These findings prove that the terrorist organization Hamas used the Shifa hospital complex as a terrorist infrastructure on the day of the massacre,” the report said.

The footage shows a suspected hostage being pushed into a room on a hospital bed with a visible injury to her arm. The second suspected hostage is dragged through the corridors of the medical center by several armed men. The recordings could not initially be independently verified. There were responses from Thailand and Nepal.

Israeli army releases video of tunnel under Shifa clinic

The Israeli military also released further details about a suspected Hamas tunnel under the hospital complex. The shaft, which was uncovered a few days ago, leads to a tunnel about 55 meters long and 10 meters deep, the army said on Sunday. The army has provided recordings from two devices that should show the tunnel from the inside. At the end of the tunnel is an “explosion-proof door”.

It was initially unclear what exactly was behind the door. Israeli forces are also busy “discovering the route of the tunnel,” the army said. According to the army, the tunnel entrance was exposed under a vehicle in the vicinity of the hospital. The information could not be independently verified.

Despite international criticism, Israeli soldiers have been deployed in and around the largest clinic in the Gaza Strip for days. Israel accuses the Islamist Hamas of using the hospital for “terrorist purposes” and operating a “command center” beneath the buildings. Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and the US, denies this.

Hamas authorities: already more than 13,000 dead in Gaza

According to Hamas, the number of murdered Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has risen to more than 13,000. More than 30,000 people were injured, the government press service said on Sunday evening. These figures cannot currently be independently verified. French President Emmanuel Macron reminded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the absolute need to distinguish between terrorists and the population, the Elysee Palace said on Sunday evening. There are too many civilian losses.

The end of the battle seems to be getting closer

Meanwhile, a break in the battle to free the hostages threatens. As part of an agreement reportedly reached to release Israeli hostages, a pause in fighting will come into effect next Monday at 11 a.m. local time, a Hamas official reportedly told Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad, according to reports. reported the news site Ynet. But an Israeli official denied this, saying no such agreement existed. There was no official confirmation of this from Israel.

US Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer said on US television on Sunday that there was still no agreement to release the hostages, but that they were closer to an agreement on this point “than we may have ever been since these negotiations began for weeks.” . past. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, whose emirate plays a key mediating role, said there are now very low barriers to an agreement between Israel and Hamas. There was initially no confirmation from the Israeli side on Sunday.

Report: Family members of hostages meet with Israeli war cabinet

According to a media report, members of Israel’s war cabinet plan to meet relatives of the hostages on Monday. As “The Times of Israel” newspaper reported on Monday evening, it was initially unclear how many family members were expected to attend that evening. There was initially no official confirmation of the meeting from Israel.

The Israeli army complains of hundreds of deaths in its own ranks

According to the army, 64 soldiers have been killed since Israel began ground operations in the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas terror. A total of 385 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the massacre by terrorists from Hamas and other groups, an army spokesman said on Sunday. This number also includes soldiers who died on the border with Lebanon.

What will be important on Monday

According to an unconfirmed media report, a Hamas representative reportedly announced a pause in fighting, expected to come into effect at 11 a.m. local time. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell concludes a trip to the Middle East with political talks in Jordan. At 6.30 pm there will be a video link between the EU foreign ministers and Borrell and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. The EU’s chief diplomat and Faisal bin Farhan want to report on the Middle East talks. (sda/dpa)