The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced that it would reveal the fate of three Israeli prisoners tonight. The brigades announced that they had lost contact with the group responsible for their detention.

On December 23, the brigades suggested that 5 Israeli prisoners were likely killed as a result of the occupation’s ongoing raids on the Gaza Strip. Among these prisoners were Haim Peri, Yoram Metzer, and Amiram Cooper.