In their official statement informing about the telephone conversation, the Israeli Embassy in China highlighted that China neither condemned the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas nor mentioned Israel’s right to defend itself and its citizens against such brutal attacks.
In an apparent effort to create an impression of how well the terrorist organisation is treating hostages, Hamas released a propaganda video in which armed men play with and fondle captive Israeli infants and babies
As evident from a WhatsApp group chat shared with BBC, terrified residents of the Kibbutz communicated snippets of information, their fears, and desperate pleas for help.