Qassam Brigades Spokesperson Abu Ubeyde stated in his statement on his Telegram account that they released the American mother and daughter in response to Qatar’s efforts.
Abu Ubeyde said, “What we are doing is to show the USA and the world that the claims of US President Joe Biden and his fascist administration are unfounded.” he said.
Qassam Brigades Spokesperson had previously said that they had between 200 and 250 prisoners in their possession.
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT
Hamas’s armed wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, called the “Aqsa Flood”.
While thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, Palestinian armed groups raided and seized the Beit Hanun-Erez Border Gate on the Gaza-Israel border.
Armed groups then entered the settlements within Israel from here, and the Israeli army launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of warplanes.
It was reported that 1,400 Israelis, including 306 soldiers, died and 4,834 Israelis were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 4 thousand 137 people, including 1524 children, died and more than 13 thousand people were injured in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
It was stated that 81 Palestinians died in the attacks of Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
13 journalists lost their lives in Israeli attacks. (AA)