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Terror groups said mulling moving hostages to Gaza City to forestall IDF advance

By Nurit Yohanan 17 August 2025, 10:12 pm
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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Gaza terror groups are considering moving the hostages they hold to Gaza City ahead of the expected Israeli operation to capture the city, the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reports.

According to the report, the plan is intended to pressure Israel and prevent the takeover of the city.

The paper adds that discussions of the plan are still “in the study phase” at senior levels inside Gaza and abroad, and no decision has yet been made.

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