Draft:2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
The 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis began on 7 October 2023, as part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel at the beginning of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. Palestinian militants (led by Hamas) abducted around 250 people to the Gaza Strip.
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Quotes
[edit]- I mean, we desperately want to get those American hostages out. But if you saw those kids in the hands of those terrorists, like, with a mom heart, it made me sick to my stomach for all those parents having to see their children in those terrorist hands. So, of course, we want them out.
- Nikki Haley, Interview Jake Tapper according to the transcript Nikki Haley on CNN's State Of The Union (FULL Interview) (October 15, 2023)
- “They want you to know what has happened to their child, and they want the world to know that there are seriously wounded people who were taken by Hamas...Goldberg-Polin’s “left hand and part of his arm is blown off,” Cooper says.
- Anderson Cooper according to Anderson Cooper Helps Family Spot Missing Hostage Son in Israel (October 23, 2023)
- That might be wishful thinking, Mark. There are a lot of innocent people being killed by bombs that Israel is raining down upon Gaza, and even if, as I know the IDF believes that Israel has killed 5,000 members of Hamas, that’s thousands of innocent people, including women and children, babies, that Israel has killed. Even if it’s an accident, even if it’s collateral damage, it’s a lot of innocent lives that have been killed by Israel.
- Jake Tapper responding to Mark Regev who he interviewed about the Israeli hostages held in Gaza according to Jake Tapper Shocked When Israeli Official Blames CNN Producer’s Family Killed in Israeli Bombing: ‘You Can’t Blame Them’ (December 4th, 2023)
Video interviews with hostages
[edit]- Freed Israeli hostage Mia Schem in first interview since her release from Hamas captivity in Gaza (Dec 31, 2023) Youtube 866,137 views
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Yehuda Beinin of New Jersey says his daughter and son-in-law were taken hostage by Hamas (OCTOBER 20, 2023) +Video
- Israel-Gaza: Mothers of kidnapped children recount Hamas attacks BBC News (Nov 7, 2023)
- Netanyahu adviser on Hamas holding some women hostages (December 4, 2023) CNN VIDEO
- Hostage deal imminent
- Relative of three hostages anxiously awaits release deal