SOURCE SAYS PFLP HOLDS SEVERAL ISRAELI AND FOREIGN HOSTAGES, AND HAS MOVED THEM OUT OF GAZA AND INTO THE WEST BANK

The POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE, more commonly known as the PFLP, one of the terrorist groups that operates in the Palestinian Territories, and a known participant in the War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity that occurred on October 7, 2023, in the area of Israel adjacent to Gaza, took hostages from the civilian population on that date, and continues to hold them, in violation of  international law and the Geneva Convention. It is believed that HAMAS sought to take possession of the PFLP-held hostages who were female and minors, without success, and that is one of the reasons why the hostage exchange agreement broke down.

Reliable sources inside Israel have advised that not only does the PFLP continue to hold a number of hostages, but that they are no longer in captivity in Gaza, having been now moved into the West Bank, where the PFLP has long conducted terrorist operations. Precisely how, and under what circumstances, Israeli and foreign hostages were  transferred to the other Palestinian territory is not known, but existing underground tunnels, into Egypt and elsewhere, have been used for decades to import arms, ammunition, explosives, mortars and missiles, and other military hardware of all types, and we presume that one or more of those routes was employed. 

The logistics of their transport may seem improbable, but the fact that both Hamas and the PFLP have brought substantial amounts of military-grade small arms into the West Bank, where they have used them against Israel's police and IDF, would indicate that well-established covert avenues of transport exist. Tunnel networks inside the West Bank, operated by terrorists, have been reported in Israeli media since October 7. How extensive they are is not publicly known.

The dearth of press coverage of PFLP activities, including details of its role in action against the IDF, may indicate that for some reason, information about the terrorist organization has been classified. The consequences, within Israel, of public confirmation that there are hostages being held inside the West Bank could be serious for West Bank residents, a large percentage of whom have openly supported the Hamas terrorist attack upon Israel. Should any further information become available, we shall update this story forthwith.