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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 2, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Hamas reportedly sending text messages to families of kidnapped
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Families of kidnapped civilians have been receiving text messages in Hebrew purporting to be from Hamas, asking recipients to click on a link to receive information on the hostages, Kan News reports.
“This is a message from Al-Qassam,” reads the message, referring to Hamas’s military wing.
“We have offered your government a prisoner swap, but it was not accepted,” the message continues. “This is our message: the release of all Zionist prisoners in exchange for the release of all Palestinian prisoners.”
