Israeli leaflet asks besieged Palestinians to help find hostages

• Israel distributed leaflets to Gaza residents asking for their help in finding the remaining hostages taken by Hamas.
• According to Israel, 132 hostages captured on October 7 are still missing.
• The death toll in Gaza has exceeded 25,000 as shelling of the besieged enclave continues.

Israeli forces have distributed leaflets in the Gaza Strip asking residents to help search for hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, as shelling of the besieged area continues.

A leaflet dropped on Saturday in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, showed photos of 33 hostages with their names written in Arabic.

“Are you going home? If you recognize me, please call me.” leaflet readaccording to Reuters.

Hamas took about 240 hostages from Israel to Gaza after a surprise attack in October. More than 100 hostages have since been released as part of a temporary ceasefire agreement.

According to Reuters, Israel said 132 hostages were still missing, and that about 27 of them were believed to have died.

A leaflet was dropped on Rafa. More than 1 million Palestinians have fled Rafah amid heavy bombing and fighting between the IDF and Palestinian fighters in the enclave.

“We are asking people for help because we can’t reach the hostages because of the resistance,” Abu Ali, a resident of northern Gaza, told Reuters. “Prime Minister Netanyahu, please end the war and take back your people.”

Meanwhile, more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its air campaign and ground invasion, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its death toll, but it supports this, saying about two-thirds of those killed were women and children. United Nations estimates.

Families of Israeli hostages also called on Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu to find a solution to free the remaining hostages.

several families camped outside On Friday night, he visited one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residences to protest the government’s inaction on releasing his captured relatives.

“He needs to make a choice…and he needs to end the hostage story,” Eli Štibi said. My son Idan is also one of the hostages.according to The Times of Israel.