Hamas Warns Hostages Face Fate of Missing Pilot If Israeli Assault Continues!

Hamas Warns Hostages Face Fate of Missing Pilot If Israeli Assault Continues!

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Reported by Amos Dachung – Sele Media Africa Reporter

Gaza City — Hamas’ armed wing has issued a chilling warning to Israel, saying that the remaining hostages in Gaza may suffer the same fate as Ron Arad, an Israeli pilot who went missing in 1986, if Israel continues its military assault on Gaza City. (Dawn, Vanguard) [1]

Key Details

• The warning came with the publication of “farewell photographs” of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza. [2]
• Hamas has 251 people seized since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel; as of now, 47 remain in Gaza, including 25 whom the Israeli military says are dead. [2]
• The released photos of hostages were posted on Hamas’s Telegram channel, each labeled with the name Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot who went missing after his plane was shot down over Lebanon in 1986. Arad’s remains have never been recovered. [3]

Context & Reactions

• This warning intensifies concerns among many families of hostages who have urged the Israeli government to halt or reconsider operations to avoid endangering the lives of those still held. [3]
• The use of the Ron Arad case underscores how Hamas is drawing parallels between his long‑unresolved disappearance and the risk it claims the current hostages face under continued military pressure. [2]

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Marian Opeyemi Fasesan

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