Gaza: Hamas says guards killed hostage and wounded two others

The Israeli military says it does not have any information to refute or confirm Hamas’s statement.

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The Israeli military said in response that it did “not have any intelligence information that allows us to refute or confirm Hamas’s claims”.

Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for the al-Qassam Brigades, said on Telegram that the shootings had happened in two separate incidents and that “attempts are being made to save” the lives of those wounded.

He did not identify the hostages or give more details about when or where the attacks occurred, saying an investigation was under way.

He blamed the incident on what he said were Israeli “massacres” of Palestinians.

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