{"id":2069537,"date":"2023-10-16T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-notifies-families-of-199-hamas-hostages-that-they-have-been-abducted\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T19:25:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:25:26","slug":"idf-notifies-families-of-199-hamas-hostages-that-they-have-been-abducted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-notifies-families-of-199-hamas-hostages-that-they-have-been-abducted\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF informs families: 199 Hamas hostages abducted."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fidf-notifies-families-of-199-hamas-hostages-that-they-have-been-abducted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069537&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (Photo\u200b by Alexi J. Rosenfeld\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:07 PM \u2064\u2013 Monday, October 16,\u200c 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The Israeli\u2064 military has\u2062 revealed that 199 \u2063families have received heartbreaking news &#8211; \u200ctheir loved ones have been kidnapped during Hamas&#8217; terror attacks on Israel on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>. These hostages are \u200dcurrently being held captive in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rear Admiral \u200bDaniel Hagari, an IDF spokesperson, announced on Monday \u2063that the military has obtained \u2064some information \u200babout the whereabouts of \u200bthe hostages in Gaza.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are making valiant efforts to try\u2064 to understand where the hostages are in\u2064 Gaza, and we have such information,\u201d Hagari said at a press conference.\u200c \u201cWe will not carry out \u200can attack that would endanger our\u200b people,\u201d\u2063 he\u200b continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Among \u200dthe hostages are Israelis and\u2064 foreigners, including Americans, newborns, children, individuals with special needs,\u200b and elderly people \u200bwith ongoing medical conditions. \u2064All \u2064of\u2064 them have\u2063 been forcibly taken to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200dmost of\u200d the hostages are being detained \u2062by \u2064Hamas, Palestinian\u200d Islamic Jihad also claims\u2062 to be holding at least 30 \u200bhostages, making the task of securing \u200btheir \u2064release \u2064even more challenging.<\/p>\n<p>The number of hostages who have lost\u2063 their lives has not been reported yet.<\/p>\n<p>Prime\u200d Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently met with\u2062 representatives and family members of some\u200c of the\u2064 hostages, assuring them that he will do\u2064 everything\u2062 possible to bring their loved ones back home \u200cas soon\u200d as\u200d possible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNetanyahu \u200ctold the families \u2064that one of the goals \u2064of the war is the return of the captive and\u200d missing,\u201d a statement from one of the families \u2063read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following President\u2064 Joe Biden&#8217;s 90-minute\u200c conversation with relatives of\u2064 missing Americans, Netanyahu \u2064has faced criticism for not meeting with \u200dthe\u200c families \u200dearlier.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made\u200b the hostage issue a\u200d top priority as he engages in \u2064shuttle diplomacy across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has refrained from providing\u200d extensive updates \u2064on the hostages and efforts to \u200csecure their release, as their immediate focus\u2064 is on eradicating Hamas, the \u2063terrorist organization ruling over\u200c Gaza and the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u200b source\u2062 familiar with the discussions, some members of \u200cHamas are aware\u200b that holding women, children, and senior citizens hostage has garnered more international support for Israel&#8217;s military operation against\u200d them.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, hundreds of Israelis gathered \u2062for a vigil organized by a man\u200d whose wife and \u200dthree children are currently being held captive by terrorists in Gaza, outside the \u200dDefense\u2062 Ministry\u2063 in Tel \u2064Aviv.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, Tzachi\u200d Hanegbi, the head of the National Security Council, stated that Israel is not \u200dactively \u200dnegotiating \u2062the release of the captives and\u2063 that &#8220;there is no way right now to have a negotiation&#8221; \u200cwith the\u200d group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIsrael will not hold negotiations with an enemy \u200bthat we have vowed \u2064to wipe from\u200b the face of the earth,\u201d he said, telling \u2062reporters at the IDF\u2019s Tel Aviv\u2063 HQ.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! \u2064Receive breaking news\u2064 blasts directly to your inbox\u200c for free. Subscribe\u200b here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The founder of the government \u200cwatchdog group &#8216;OpenTheBooks.Com&#8217; reveals that over the past three years, the Biden Administration has\u2062 sent \u200chundreds of \u2064millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians, which was previously blocked \u2063during the Trump Administration. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amid the ongoing war with Hamas, both Democrat and Republican\u2062 Senators are heading to Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>What are your thoughts on House Majority \u200cLeader\u200b Steve Scalise stepping down from the\u200c race for House speaker?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Should any government have control over the\u200c content that is &#8220;allowed&#8221; to be consumed?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LinkedIn announced on Monday that it would\u200d be\u200c laying off\u2064 668 employees across its engineering, talent, and \u2062finance \u200dteams in the second round\u200d of job cuts this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix&#8217;s crackdown on \u200bpassword-sharing is expected to \u200bhave boosted subscribers by about 6 \u200bmillion and \u200cmay set the stage for price increases.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google has stated that \u200dit will defend\u2063 users of generative artificial-intelligence systems\u200b in its Google\u200c Cloud\u2062 and Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has published proposed\u200c security requirements \u200bfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-notifies-families-of-199-hamas-hostages-that-they-have-been-abducted\/\" title=\"IDF informs families: 199 Hamas hostages abducted.\">firms \u200boffering services\u200c powered<\/a> by generative artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200bchallenges\u200c does the involvement of multiple armed groups pose in negotiating the\u200c release of the \u2064hostages in Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062Com\/subscribe\/&#8221;\u200d target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener noreferrer&#8221;>https:\/\/www.oann.com\/subscribe\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>As the situation in Gaza continues to \u2062escalate, the focus remains on the\u200d safe return of the hostages. Israeli \u200bauthorities, along with international partners, are working tirelessly to \u2062gather information on the whereabouts of the captives and secure their release.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the hostages include \u200cindividuals with special needs, newborns,\u2062 and elderly people with ongoing medical \u200cconditions only adds to the urgency of their \u200crescue. The \u2064Israeli government\u2062 and defense forces have committed to prioritizing the safe return of these\u2064 vulnerable \u200chostages.<\/p>\n<p>However, the task is not without its challenges. Both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have claimed responsibility for\u200b holding the hostages, further \u2063complicating the efforts to secure their release. The involvement\u2063 of multiple\u2062 armed groups demands a delicate and strategic approach to negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u200b exact number of hostages who have lost\u200b their lives \u200bremains unknown, the tragic reality is that \u2062innocent lives\u2062 have been caught in the crossfire of this conflict. The\u2064 toll it takes on the families \u200cand loved ones \u2063of the captives is\u2064 immeasurable, and their pain and\u2063 anguish must not be overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>International support and diplomatic efforts are crucial in \u2064resolving this crisis. U.S. Secretary of State\u2064 Antony Blinken \u200dhas made\u200c the \u2064safe return \u2062of the hostages a top priority \u2064in his\u200d diplomatic engagements with the region. The United States,\u200d along with other key allies,\u2064 must continue to exert pressure on the captors and provide the necessary assistance to \u200censure the safe release\u2063 of the hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israel&#8217;s focus \u200cremains on \u2063eradicating Hamas and restoring peace \u200dand security to its citizens. The\u2062 security of its people \u200cis of utmost importance, and efforts to neutralize the threat posed by terrorist\u200b organizations must continue.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of \u2064this crisis,\u2063 the strength \u2063and resilience of the Israeli \u2063people shine through. The vigil organized\u2062 by a man whose own family is among the hostages is a testament\u2064 to the unity and determination of the \u200dIsraeli community. They \u200bstand together, demanding the safe \u200creturn of\u2064 their loved ones and supporting one another during these challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, \u2062it is imperative \u2064that the international \u2063community stands in solidarity with Israel and supports its efforts to bring an end to\u200d this\u2063 hostage crisis. The safe return of the hostages must be the \u2064ultimate goal,\u2064 and all\u200d necessary steps should be taken \u200cto achieve it.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers\u2063 are with the\u2063 hostages and \u200btheir families. May\u200d they find strength and hope in \u2064the midst of this turmoil, and may a \u200cresolution be reached\u2064 swiftly to ensure their\u2063 safe return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli military reports 199 families notified of loved ones kidnapped in Hamas&#8217; October 7th terror attacks. 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