Gaza Hostage Crisis: Tensions Escalate Amid Deadly Incidents

An Israeli hostage was killed, and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza, according to a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, Abu Ubaida.

Ubaida attributed the incident to Israeli "massacres" against Palestinians and held the enemy government responsible for the reactions affecting Zionist prisoners' lives. A committee has been formed to investigate the details, with findings to be announced later. Efforts are currently underway to save the two wounded hostages.

This marks the first time that Al-Qassam has claimed responsibility for killing hostages, as they usually attribute such acts to Israeli bombardment. Israeli Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee stated that there is no intelligence document yet to confirm or refute Hamas' allegations but investigations are ongoing.

(With inputs from agencies.)