Hamas said on Saturday that the fate of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander is unknown after its operatives found the guard who was holding him killed.
Hamas on Tuesday said it had lost contact with a group of militants holding Alexander in Gaza after the Israeli army attacked the place where the militants were holding him.
Newspot reports that Alexander is a New Jersey native and a 21-year-old soldier in the Israeli army.
“We are trying to protect all the hostages and preserve their lives … but their lives are in danger because of the criminal bombings by the enemy’s army,” the armed-wing Al-Qassam Brigades’s spokesperson, Abu Ubaida said.
The spokesperson also reiterated an accusation that Israel’s army is to blame for the killing of hostages in the enclave.
Recall that Israel has accused Hamas of killing hostages in its custody.
At the time of filing this report, there was no immediate comment by the Israeli army on Hamas’s statement.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to give a statement later on Saturday.
The release of Alexander was at the centre of earlier talks held between Hamas leaders and US hostage negotiator Adam Boehler last month.
