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Released Israeli captive said Al-Qassam treated her 'very well'

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  • 24 Oct 2023 16:44
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The Israeli captive said the Palestinian Resistance members treated her "well and attended to all her needs."

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  • Israeli prisoner Yocheved Lifshitz during her press conference in Tel Aviv (a screenshot from the press conference video)
    Israeli captive Yocheved Lifshitz during her press conference in Tel Aviv (a screenshot from the press conference video)

Israeli captive Yocheved Lifshitz, who was released by the Qassam Brigades yesterday, said that the Al-Qassam Brigades were very friendly towards them, took care of them, and provided them with medicine.

During the press conference held in a hospital in "Tel Aviv", she was asked why she shook hands with a member of the Hamas movement, she said it was because "They treated us very well."

#كتائب_القسام تطلق سراح المحتجزتين "نوريت يتسحاك" و"يوخفد ليفشيتز" لدواع إنسانية ومرضية قاهرة عبر وساطة مصرية#غزة #فلسطين #الثورة_الكبرى #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/p5pDh62yyv

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) October 24, 2023

She added that the first thing the resistance fighters told them was that they were people who "believed in the Quran and would not harm them", adding that they would get the same treatment the resistance members were getting. 

She said that each of the five hostages in her group was looked after by a doctor, adding that there was also a paramedic who kept track of the medications.

On the other hand, the Israeli Kan channel quoted sources from the Israeli public relations office saying that "allowing Yocheved Lifshitz (the released captive) to make a direct statement was a mistake."

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This comes after Abu Obeida announced on Friday that the Brigades released two captive US citizens also on "humanitarian grounds".

"لدينا مجموعة محتجزين من جنسيات مختلفة تم جلبهم أثناء المعركة ولم تكن هناك فرصة للتحقق من هوياتهم، نعتبرهم ضيوف لدينا ونسعى لحمايتهم ونتمنى أن يبقوا سالمين"

الناطق العسكري باسم كتائب القسام #أبو_عبيدة بالصوت والصورة #الميادين #طوفان_الأقصى #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/xmF4hULUNg

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) October 16, 2023

It is noteworthy that Abu Obeida announced the release of two American detainees for humanitarian reasons in response to Qatari efforts.  

"In response to Qatar's efforts, we released two detained US women (mother and daughter) on humanitarian grounds to prove to the US people and the world that the allegations of [US President Joe] Biden and his fascist administration are unfounded lies," Abu Obeida said in a statement released by Hamas.

Releasing Lifshitz comes after the Hamas movement accused the Israeli occupation of assassinating Palestinian prisoner and senior Hamas movement member Omar Hamza Draghma on Monday while on administrative detention in "Israel's" "Megiddo" prison.

Draghma, the 58-year-old leader from Tubas, was arrested alongside his son at the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, according to Palestinian sources, as part of a detention campaign led by the Israeli Occupation Forces across the West Bank.q

Last week, Abu Obeida revealed that the Resistance is holding captives of different nationalities, adding that there was no opportunity to verify their identities amid Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, vowing to keep them safe and treat them well, keeping in mind the indiscriminate Israeli strikes and shelling on Gaza.

He called on all the countries to warn their citizens against fighting alongside the Israeli army, confirming that the Resistance would release foreign prisoners "if the necessary conditions are met."

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