Al Jazeera reported a source from Al-Qassam Brigades stating that one of the prisoners killed as a result of the Israeli bombardment is a close associate of Netanyahu, according to his confessions. The Al-Qassam military media released an illustration of the dead prisoner while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen marking an "X" in red on his image, indicating his involvement in the killing of prisoners. Israeli media has revealed that the deceased prisoner is Yurom Itak Metzger.