Sister of teenage Hamas hostage says she would ‘welcome’ ceasefire to secure her release

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Qatari negotiators have said that all civilian hostages held in Gaza could be released within days if a pause in fighting was agreed

Karina Ariev, 19, who was working as an observer for the Israeli army, was abducted by Hamas. A video shows her with blood on her face on a truck driven by militants on 7 October

She said: “We know my sister is being held hostage in Gaza, but we have had no further news about her since we saw the video of her being taken away. “I am not a military person or a political person – I just want my sister back. If a ceasefire is what we need to get Karina and all the other hostages back safely, I would welcome this.”

Dr Mohammed al-Khulaifi, a senior negotiator and Qatar’s minister of state for foreign affairs, said that a “period of calm” was needed for a breakthrough to be reached.Karina Ariev, 19, called her family from a bomb shelter being raided by Hamas to say goodbye and urge them to live their life if she died

 

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