Israel Army Offers Gazans Rewards For Hostage Tip-Offs

The Israeli army swarmed the Gaza strip with leaflets urging residents to provide information about the hostages held by Hamas in return for financial rewards.

The messages were dropped by Israeli aircraft amid the waves of air strikes targeting Gaza, which Hamas health officials said have killed more than 5,000 people.

According to reports, the Arabic message on leaflets said that if the Gazans wanted a better future for themselves and their children, all they had to do was do the right thing and send safe and useful information about kidnapped people in your area.

The document provided a telephone number along with details regarding Telegram, Whatsapp and Signal messaging services, where information could be sent about the hostages.

The Israeli army confirmed the launch of the effort.

“As part of the extensive efforts to free the Israeli and foreign national hostages held by the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza, the (army) today used multiple channels to communicate with the residents of Gaza and ask for information about the hostages,” the army said in a statement.

More than 220 Israelis, dual nationals and foreigners were kidnapped by Hamas militants during their shock attack on southern Israel on October 7 which killed more than 1,400 people, according to Israeli officials.