Under the hashtag "urgent and dangerous," Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee claimed that Ahmed Syaam, the commander of the Nasser al-Ridwan company in Hamas's al-Furqan battalion, is present at Al-Rantisi Hospital in western Gaza City. Adraee stated, "This is the so-called Ahmed Syaam, commander of the Nasser al-Ridwan company in Hamas's al-Furqan battalion. This troublemaker is currently at Al-Rantisi Hospital, preventing displaced persons from evacuating the location and heading south to protect themselves. About a thousand civilians in Gaza are being held hostage..."