In Washington, the US State Department confirmed that the United States had “contributed” to the evacuation of the young Iraqi woman, “so that she could reunite with her family in Iraq”.
“The terrorist who held her was killed, probably during strikes [israéliennes]and she managed to escape and remain hidden somewhere in the Gaza Strip,” said an Israeli army statement, without further details.
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In Baghdad, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry reported the return of the captive. She had been kidnapped by members of the Islamic State terrorist organization [EI] and moved to several countries before being released,” adds Iraqi diplomacy, without mentioning the Gaza Strip.
“IS sold her to a member of Hamas, but she was held captive by a group of Hamas members, this is further proof of the ideological links between Hamas and ISIS,” he said. said Brigadier General Elad Goren, head of Cogat, an agency of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, supervising civilian activities in the Palestinian Territories.
The young woman was in good health “but not in a good mental state,” he added.
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