The Israeli army announced for the first time, on Saturday, that the bodies of some hostages held by Al-Qassam Brigades fighters during operations inside Gaza this week had been found.

Army spokesman Colonel Peter Lerner told reporters: “We located the bodies of some of the Israelis who were kidnapped within an area in the Gaza Strip and found them.”

The sudden Hamas attack included seizing an unknown number of hostages and bringing them into the Gaza Strip, which is currently being subjected to heavy air strikes from Israel. For their part, the families of the Israeli hostages issued an appeal aiming to reach an agreement “by midnight” to urgently deliver medicines to their relatives who have been detained since Seven days, as they desperately need it to survive.

Ronen Tzur, head of the Forum for Families of Hostages and Missing Persons in Tel Aviv, said: “We demand that an agreement be reached by midnight to transfer medicines to the hostages.”

He added, "We expect to get answers from the International Committee of the Red Cross tonight."

The Israeli army announced during the past few days that it was working to rescue Israelis detained by Hamas and Islamic Jihad since the attack on Saturday. The government press office explained that Hamas kidnapped at least 100 people. Hamas and Islamic Jihad confirmed that they captured "many soldiers."