Hamas’s armed wing has said an Israeli hostage has been killed in northern Gaza.
The militant group said the female hostage died after the area was struck by Israel Defence Forces.
A spokesperson for Hamas’s armed wing said: “After re-establishing contact with resistance fighters assigned to protect Israeli prisoners, it was confirmed that one Israeli female prisoner was killed in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza”.
Al Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida, added: “Another female prisoner remains in critical danger.”
He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his government and army leaders “bear full responsibility for the lives of their prisoners” adding: “They are the ones who insist on causing their suffering and death.”
The IDF is yet to comment on the claims.
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It is believed there are still 101 Israeli hostages in Gaza, who Mr Netanyahu has vowed to locate.
It comes on the same day 15 people were killed in central Beirut following an Israeli airstrike, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
A further 13 were killed in attacks northeast of the Lebanese capital, the health ministry said, as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
