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Israel forum says concerned for Gaza hostages after Doha strikes

This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025. AFP
By TRENDS Desk AFP
September 9, 2025 11:33 pm
  • "The chance of bringing them back now faces greater uncertainty than ever before, with one thing of absolute certainty -- their time is running out," the statement said.
  • Hamas and Israel have held multiple rounds of indirect ceasefire negotiations brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States throughout the nearly two-year Gaza war

Jerusalem, Undefined – The main Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages held in Gaza expressed “deep concern” following an Israeli attack on Tuesday on Hamas’s leadership in Qatar, which has been mediating ceasefire talks.

“The families of the hostages are following the developments in Doha with deep concern and heavy anxiety. A grave fear now hangs over the price that the hostages may pay,” a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.”The chance of bringing them back now faces greater uncertainty than ever before, with one thing of absolute certainty — their time is running out,” it added.

Hamas and Israel have held multiple rounds of indirect ceasefire negotiations brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States throughout the nearly two-year Gaza war.

Despite two temporary truces, which saw some hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, the talks have failed to bring a lasting end to the war.

Of the 251 hostages seized by militants during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, 47 remain in Gaza, including 25 believed to be dead.

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