Hamas representatives, including Abu Marzook, met with Russian officials in Moscow to discuss the release of foreign hostages in Gaza. The number of Israelis held hostage by Hamas has been updated to 229, with over 100 still unaccounted for. Among the hostages are 30 children, including 10 toddlers under the age of 5. Israel is urging the international community to help bring back the hostages. Hamas has stated that it is trying to find and release eight Russian hostages. Families of the hostages are using phone pings and phone location signals to try to confirm their loved ones' locations. In the backdrop of these developments, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister also met with Hamas representatives. Israel mourns the loss of 1,400 souls, brutally killed by Hamas, equating Hamas to ISIS. Moscow's role in facilitating talks and negotiations has been highlighted.
Fewer families have seen videos showing their loved ones inside Gaza, leaving families to look for other signs, such as phone location signals, to try to confirm that their loved ones are among the 224 people now believed to be held hostage. https://t.co/GGQtEDMUE8
Israeli hostage families demand meeting with government https://t.co/6cdrT0CyUh
Hamas said to tell Moscow it’s looking for 8 Russians among hostages, will free them https://t.co/ahxofU4BEX . Click to read ⬇️
#Hamas is looking for eight people identified by #Russia as possibly being among the hostages in #Gaza and is ready to free them, Hamas Politburo member Abu Marzouk told Russian state news agency RIA on Saturday. https://t.co/BKXwIbHwMV
Hamas says it will release eight Russian hostages, once it finds them. https://t.co/OiekYnwmvp
Families of Hostages Kidnapped by Hamas Turn to Phone Pings for Proof of Life https://t.co/ZjpLemnHmv
Families of Hostages Kidnapped by Hamas Turn to Phone Pings for Proof of Life https://t.co/ALfrywFiKu
Hamas says trying to find eight Russian-Israeli hostages to free them — AFP, citing Russian news agencies
Israeli hostages' families seek a meeting with the war cabinet https://t.co/8atrQlA6Tx https://t.co/keqooNjYEO
More than 220 people are believed to have been kidnapped and taken to Gaza by Hamas. Their loved ones are trying to trace them using every grain of information they can find. https://t.co/e7s6GzGuij
Families of Hostages Kidnapped by Hamas Turn to Phone Pings for Proof of Life https://t.co/RCGKROrhaR
Russia has not yet informed Israel about the results of the Hamas delegation's visit to Moscow, which caused dissatisfaction in Israel, but contacts between the two countries, including on this issue, will continue, the Israeli ambassador to the Russian Federation told RIA… https://t.co/o3bvmPPRkB
Three weeks ago, during the morning hours of Shabbat, our families were slaughtered in their homes by Hamas terrorists. They were burned alive. Shot. Decapitated. Raped. 1,400 souls wiped out in just a few hours. Hamas=ISIS https://t.co/FIHZlIlDkQ
Three weeks ago, during the morning hours of Shabbat, our families were slaughtered in their homes by Hamas terrorists. They were burned alive. Shot. Decapitated. Raped. 1,400 souls wiped out in just a few hours. Hamas=ISIS https://t.co/uOhj5nrjCS
33 🇮🇱 Children are held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, among them 10 toddlers under the age of 5 #HamasislSIS #HamasMassacre #BringThemBackNow https://t.co/zJIL8J5BZi
33 Children are held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, among them 10 toddlers under the age of 5 #HamasislSIS #HamasMassacre #BringThemBackNow https://t.co/jWluHlR3G2
From @WSJopinion: Footage captured by dash and security cameras and the terrorists themselves make the Hamas horror clear, writes @Peggynoonannyc https://t.co/bh7CnZnl4H
Some 30 children were taken hostage into Gaza. Their families wait in agony https://t.co/PPa8KfJGOy via @timesofisrael
The families of an estimated 30 children taken hostage from Israel by Hamas describe how they've been waiting in agony, @APLaurieKellman reports. https://t.co/zoWDa5CMjD
Some 30 children were taken hostage into Gaza. Their families wait in agony https://t.co/wGxTBafDcG . Click to read ⬇️
Hamas says it is trying to find all the hostages it abducted from Israel The latest: https://t.co/kzvk4FzULY https://t.co/dEv1r1cdzv
Senior Iranian envoy met Hamas representatives in Moscow as Russia seeks to expand its clout https://t.co/MuCojxKejV
⚡️ 🇮🇷🇵🇸 Members of the Iranian Foreign Ministry met with the Hamas delegation in Moscow https://t.co/1yVx5Z1ZfA
Hamas says it is "more attentive" to Russia's request to release hostages "Many countries have made requests to us regarding their citizens held in the Gaza Strip, including Russian friends. We are more positive and attentive to this request from #Russia than others because of… https://t.co/iJSrEr1Mu2 https://t.co/QJq9wvDwz7
These children from around the world have one request: Bring our children home. There are currently 30 Israeli children and babies being held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas terrorists. Every minute counts. https://t.co/4xRyNT4utI
These children from around the world have one request: Bring our children home 💔 30 of our babies, sons and daughters are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas terrorists. Every minute counts. https://t.co/MiL8Vu3ROc
Moscow seeks to secure the release of the 229 captives in Gaza and within that context it also hosted Hamas representatives, Russia’s Embassy in Israel said. ✍️ @tovahlazaroff #Russia #HamasMassacre #Israel_under_attack https://t.co/oTLJB6SnLK
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Bagheri Kani met with Abu Marzouk, a representative of Hamas' top political leadership, in Moscow. The escalation around the Gaza Strip was discussed. "It is necessary to continue contacts with all sides regarding the… https://t.co/I44cBfbDjs https://t.co/suBCgUkEJI
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Khani met in Moscow with a member of the Politburo of the Hamas delegation, Abu Marzouk https://t.co/jAUi1aDUjd
Bagheri, Iran's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, met and talked with Abu Marzouq, a member of the political bureau of the Hamas delegation at the Iranian Embassy in the Russian Federation, in Moscow, the capital of Russia. https://t.co/ghOQuOiJYK
Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran and Politburo member of the Hamas delegation Marzouk met in Moscow today The situation in Gaza was discussed - Ali Bagheri Kyani announced Tehran's support for the Palestinian resistance. A Hamas delegation led by Musa Abu Marzouk and the Deputy… https://t.co/xy6e1dWisw https://t.co/bGMBmuxfjV
BREAKING: Hamas and Iran at a meeting in Moscow The Deputy Head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry met in Moscow with a member of the Politburo of the Hamas delegation Marzouk - Iranian Embassy in the Russian Federation. My Opinion: This smells that Hamas will secretly get… https://t.co/PcdcwNh7x5 https://t.co/6vJoCHBsFD
The IDF has updated the number of people confirmed to be held hostage by Hamas as 233. We have 233 people to bring home. #BringThemHomeNow
Our children are missing. Bring them home now. https://t.co/Z9CYhXuTLR
How the Hamas carnage unfolded on Israel's 'Black Shabbat' https://t.co/3z5QmFZ4gM
Axis of evil: Iranian officials and Hamas leaders in Moscow on an official visit. https://t.co/iMASuMMTmk
As the head of the IDF press service, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said today, the number of Israelis captured by Hamas as a result of the invasion of Israeli territory has reached 229 .
Hamas says it is trying to find all the hostages it abducted from Israel The latest: https://t.co/Xz9sfgLmXk https://t.co/DPtmIWN0IY
🚨#BREAKING: Israeli authorities update the number of hostages in Gaza to 229 with well over 100 others still unaccounted for
BREAKING: 🇮🇱 IDF spokesperson says that Hamas now holds at least 229 hostages
The IDF says it believes at least 229 hostages are being held by Hamas in Gaza. That means they took at least 233 hostage. And Hamas has been holding Israelis Avera Mengistu since 2014 and Hisham al-Sayed since 2015.
BREAKING: Israel says number of hostages being held by Hamas rises to 229
IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military has so far notified the families of 229 hostages that their loved ones are being held in the Gaza Strip. The number is not final as the military investigates new information. The number does not include the four released… https://t.co/pdm8o0K1wP
.@IDFSpokesperson: Hamas terrorists organization has 229 hostages
A meeting between the deputy foreign ministers of Russia and Iran took place in Moscow. At the meeting on Thursday, Sergei Ryabkov and Ali Bagheri-Kani emphasized the need for cooperation between the two countries in order to strengthen consultations on international issues and… https://t.co/XRa1Kz5RLU https://t.co/uUvgyUFehp
Hamas attacked southern Israel with ferocious terror nearly three weeks ago. As Israelis mourn their dead, many are still trying to find and identify their loved ones. https://t.co/GNGLlXyxxe
A special table set for the 30 children being held hostage by Hamas. No child should endure the horror of being held by a terrorist organization. #BringThemHome https://t.co/diD8pUhQ7D
First responders describe Hamas terror attack atrocities https://t.co/le3kSg7ixa
🇷🇺🇵🇸 Hamas representatives arrived in Moscow today to discuss the ongoing war with Israel with Russia’s deputy foreign minister. https://t.co/42iyYfQyKY
Behind every hostage is an entire family, who has not slept for two weeks. Parents. Children. Brothers. Sisters. Filled with dread and pain. BRING THEM HOME NOW. 📸 Tel Aviv tribute to 30 children being held hostage in Gaza https://t.co/jT83bLcwXU
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the “release of foreign hostages in Gaza” was discussed with Abu Marzook, one of the leaders of Hamas, during talks in Moscow. The ministry didn’t specify who exactly participated in the meeting with Marzook. https://t.co/XQ0zadBha7
Hamas representatives came to Moscow Abu Marzouk, a member of the group's politburo, met with the Russian president's special envoy to the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. "Abu Marzouk, a member of the politburo of the Islamic resistance… https://t.co/YXeeGHuoZv https://t.co/nhIwHthZ3I
Senior Member of the Hamas Political Bureau, Abu Marzook led a Visit to Moscow today where Hamas Officials met with Members of the Russian Government including Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov who also stated today that a Meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud… https://t.co/HBQQwbwfWE https://t.co/DC3zK1nMoM
Our children are missing. Hamas kidnapped them. Help us #bringthemhome #standwithisrael https://t.co/Nhas7FDd0k