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A leading source in Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, announced on Friday that most of the Israeli occupation’s captives held in northern Gaza have gone missing due to the Israeli aggression. The source held Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his army responsible.
The announcement comes amid the ongoing and intense bombardment and ground operations that have made it increasingly difficult to maintain contact with various locations in the area.
The source told Al-Jazeera: “Most of the enemy’s captives in northern Gaza have gone missing due to the Zionist aggression. We have repeatedly warned of reaching this result in the areas of aggression.”
The source held the occupation government and its army fully responsible for the lives and fates of their captives, stating: “Netanyahu and his army insist on avoiding this issue.”
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