Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has provided more details

Two of the Hamas hostages of Bulgarian origin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel announced Monday evening. 

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has provided more details about the two people held hostage in the Gaza Strip. "Their grandparents lived in Bulgaria and then moved to Israel. We are assisting the Israeli authorities as much as possible in order to look for opportunities for positive development", PM Denkov said.

He added that two weeks ago there was no such information and that the situation became clear during his visit to Israel on Monday.