Israel-Hamas war: Israel vows to retrieve hostages | LiveNOW from FOX

good afternoon ladies and gentlemen apologies uh for that delay we had some technical issues which have been sorted out now thankfully so thank you for bearing with us I'll put the text of my words uh in the group and um to be shared with people that couldn't hang around so good afternoon ladies and gentlemen Shalom I'm David mener Israeli government spokesman for the national public diplomacy directorate in the office of the Prime Minister on this Thursday the 5th of December day 426 of the October 7th War just a couple of quick points from me and

then straight to your questions on the tragic Fallen amongst Israel's Armed Forces it is with regret that I share with you that since our last briefing 88 uh have fallen staff sergeant zamir Burke was 20 years old and from B schemes he fell a week ago in a battle in Northern Gaza and Captain om Maxim Nutra was 21 years old and a lone soldier who immigrated from New York he was killed by Hamas on October 7th last year with his body still being cruy held hostage by Hamas his parents for the last year have gone

the world over to raise om's plight enormous determination with enormous trauma they campaigned uh across the world about his struggle but now his death has been confirmed the achievements of the military campaign are many but the war has unfortunately exacted a very heavy price our hearts are with the bereaved families May their memories be a blessing next last night we received uh news that the body of our hostage itai ASI his body was recovered in a complex and courageous operation by Israel Security Service he will now get the dignified burial he deserves unfortunately joining his

parents Orit and Rafi who were brutally murdered on October the 7th so I wanted to share with you our latest data on our hostages on October 7th last year Hamas took 251 hostages one 155 people have been rescued and returned as of now Hamas holds 100 hostages in Gaza now 96 abducted on October 7th and four others taken before October 7th last year since 204 uh 2014 we believe that Hamas holds 36 bodies two kidnapped in 2014 the late Hadar golden and oron Shaw and the bodies of 34 others taken on October 7th last year

of the 96 people taken hostage on October 7th last year 83 are women 13 excuse me 83 are men 13 are women two are children under five Ariel and bibas 86 are Israelis 10 are foreign Nationals eight from Thailand and and one from Nepal and one from Tanzania 155 hostages were either released or rescued that's made up of four Israelis released before the no November 2023 outline deal with Hamas and one was rescued by IDF soldiers 81 Israelis in 24 foreign Nationals were released during the outline deal uh almost exactly a year ago uh from

Hamas from November 24th to November 30th last year 35 hostages were murdered by Hamas and their bodies were returned to Israel by the IDF and three hostages were accidentally killed by the IDF in operation Golden Hand in February the 12th 2024 our forces rescued two hostages in Rafa uh Lis har was 71 uh is 171 and Fernando Mara is 61 uh operation Arnon in June uh June the 8th 2024 our forces rescued Noah aramani age 25 almog May age 21 Andre klov age 27 and schlomo ziv age 40 they were all rescued from the center

of nusirat in Gaza on October 27th this year the IDF rescued faran kadi so in conclusion the state of Israel will do everything in its power to bring them all home next on the latest amnesty report that condemns Israel let me share with you the five reasons why it's not actually worth the paper it's written on amnes is bias firstly with a record as long as your arm amnesty amnesty has a documented history of framing Israel as fundamentally illegitimate for amnesty Israel was born guilty in 1948 and have been guilty ever since they ignore the

genocidal intent and actions of Hamas number two Holocaust inversion genocide they cry about Israel they distort reality and downplay the clear intent of Hamas to annihilate Israel just listen to what Hamas and Iran say three selective evidence amnesties claim lacks credible verifiable evidence and admits Israel's humanitarian measures 1 mil1 166,000 tons of Aid have gone into Gaza since the start of this war gaza's population has actually increased next legal misrepresentations amnesty manipulates international law to falsely portray legitimate self-defense as genocide and lastly amnesty encourage Terror tactics by actively attacking Israel for defending itself amnesty incentivized

Terror groups to murder their own people next on Kat and Aid going into Gaza uh more food and Aid are going in in all the time here are the latest figures um in October this year 34,000 tons of aid went in but in November this year 54,000 tons went in 65% is food the rest being shelter fuel medical supplies and cooking gas over the past few days alone more than 120 trucks loaded with flour for bakeries have gone in through gate 96 that will supply 15 bakeries for for for several days and the latest figures

are just yesterday 161 humanitarian Aid trucks went in 120 Via kamam Shalom Crossing 41 via The ays Crossing for civilians in Northern Gaza the trucks carried food flour uh for bakeries and Medical Aid including vaccines 58 trucks were collected from the Garen side of Kim Shalom but still our almost daily reminder there there are still 800 trucks worth of Aid awaiting collection on the gazen side of Kum Shalom as we've said before Israel is committed to get more and more Aid in