In response to a number of stories, Hamas “associates” are harassing kinfolk of hostages following the October 7 terrorist assaults via threatening telephone calls and messages from kinfolk’ cell telephones.
The calls demand ransom funds and threaten that if motion is just not taken, they might by no means see their family members once more.
The messages additionally included warnings reminiscent of “If you happen to do not resist the federal government, you will not see your family members come again.”
Some messages even promised to inform heartbroken kinfolk the place their family members have been being held.
The Jerusalem Submit reported that the terrorist group issued a ransom request, claiming that if fee was not made, the hostages’ households wouldn’t obtain details about their family members.
The households have since transferred their telephone numbers to the Shin Wager.
Preliminary investigations point out that these behind the threats are hostile actors, both from Iran or affiliated with Hamas.
Knewz.com stories {that a} relative of Gil Dickmann started receiving the communications as early as November 2023, a month after the assault.
From Knez:
In Dickman’s case, the primary communication learn: “Household: It is a message from Al Qassam.”
The telephone from which the message was despatched belonged to Diekmann’s cousin, Carmel Gat, who was kidnapped alongside along with her (Gat’s) mom, Kinneret.
“We’ve proposed a hostage change to your authorities, however this has not been accepted,” the communication continued.
The message concluded: “If you wish to know the scenario of all of the hostages, please contact us.” and shared the contact hyperlink of the armed group.
Dickman quickly realized that his aunt had been murdered by Hamas and that the morbid communication was a phishing try.
Dickman obtained extra data indicating they knew the place a number of the hostages have been being held.
Forbes stories:
Within the days main as much as the discharge of the hostages, Dickman obtained a collection of WhatsApp messages that appeared to return from a Jordanian telephone quantity. “Are you a relative of our detainee Carmel Gait?” it mentioned. “I’ve some information about her that I wish to go on to her household.”
The person claimed to know the guards who patrolled the home the place Ghat was allegedly being held in Gaza, and that she was “alive and in good well being,” however they have been working out of meals, water and drugs and the illness was beginning to unfold.
When Dickman requested different kinfolk, they mentioned he additionally knew their whereabouts. “Sure, my good friend,” he answered after a minute. “Know the place all the abductors are[d] sure. I understand how they’re. Who died and who survived. Sadly, roughly 80 abductees have been killed on account of Israeli air strikes.
