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IDF issues another denial of rumors about hostage rescue in Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
For the third time in a day, the IDF denies rumors that hostages have been rescued from the Gaza Strip.
“The IDF spokesman clarifies again that no hostages were rescued. Spreading false rumors hurts the families of the hostages and we ask the public to refrain from it,” the army says in a statement.
False rumors have spread online that Israeli forces rescued hostages or recovered the bodies of slain Israelis held by the terror group, prompting IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari to issue three statements on the matter.
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