Israel asked Hamas for information about the abducted people

el Aviv: ‘The Hostess and Missing Families Forum of Israel’ has demanded that negotiations for a ceasefire should be expedited and information about the abducted people should be collected and made public as soon as possible. On October 7, 2023, Hamas took many people hostage after attacking Israel. Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official, said in an interview that the hostages were being held in different groups. Now Hamas does not have information about how many people have been killed and how many are alive. Naeem said in an interview to the media that information about the kidnapped people is very valuable and cannot be shared with anyone for free. He also said that information about the condition of prisoners can be gathered only when there is ceasefire.
Olive Mosley, the prisoner’s closest confidant, told IANS: “This statement by a Hamas official is extremely appalling. We are waiting for all our loved ones, but we don’t know whether they will return alive or not.” He called on the Israeli government to collect and make public information about Gaza and the conditions of prisoners. According to the Israeli Intelligence Agency report, at least 134 people are in Hamas custody and 32 of them have been killed. Israel has withdrawn from peace talks ahead of a ceasefire after Hamas did not provide information about dead and alive prisoners. A few days ago, Hamas had announced that seven prisoners had been killed, but only a few of them could be identified, including the names of Gershom Perry (79), Yoram Itak Merzgar (80) and Amiram Israel Cooper (85). Is included. This information was made public by Hamas itself. However, relatives of the prisoners said that the information made public by Hamas was unconfirmed. At the same time, earlier the military organization had also made public wrong information about this.
The Hostess and Missing Families Forum of Israel said Hamas initially said hostage Hanna Katzir had been killed, but she was later released. ‘The Hostess and Missing Families Forum of Israel’ has demanded the Israeli government to make efforts towards accelerating the ceasefire activities and to bring back those who have been taken hostage in Gaza as soon as possible.