Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed 50 hostages, Hamas official tells Russian newspaper
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FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises in the air following Israeli bombings in Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
MOSCOW - Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed 50 of the hostages seized during raids by Palestinian militants on Oct. 7, Russia's Kommersant newspaper quoted a member of a Hamas delegation visiting Moscow as saying.
It quoted Abu Hamid as saying Hamas could not release the hostages until a ceasefire was agreed, and it needed time to locate all of those who had been taken to Gaza by various Palestinian factions. REUTERS
