Tel Aviv, Oct 8 (AP) The leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group says militants in Gaza are holding dozens of Israeli captives, including more than 30 held by his group.

Ziad Nakhaleh said in a televised speech Sunday night that the captives will not be released until all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are set free.

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group took part in the operation that Hamas carried out Saturday in which hundreds of Israelis were killed.

“The prisoners that are being held are in the tens, and I can say that they are much more than that,” Nakhaleh, who usually lives in Beirut, said. He added that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad has more than 30 captives. (AP)

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