Israel, for its part, has confirmed that the three hostages are in the hands of Hamas, and the prime minister has described the released video as “cruel psychological propaganda.”
The Palestinian group Hamas published this Monday a video in which three Israeli women were allegedly held captive in the Gaza Strip They blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Islamist attack on October 7 and demand that he negotiate the release of prisoners. One of the women turns to the head of the Israeli government and shouts in Hebrew: ‘Free us now, free the citizens from themFree the prisoners from them, let us return to our families.’ ‘There should have been a ceasefire. “You promised to free us,” added the woman, the only one of the three to speak in the 77-second video.
“You are killing us, you want to kill us,” he adds, accusing Netanyahu of failing to protect communities near Gaza during the Hamas attack, which has killed more than 1400 dead in IsraelMore than 5,400 wounded people and 239 hostages were held captive in the enclave.
Israel, for its part, has confirmed that the three hostages are in the hands of Hamas, as the prime minister described “cruel psychological propaganda” the video broadcast. In a message published by his office, Netanyahu directly addressed the kidnapped women, telling them he was sending them a hug and stressing that “every effort will be made to bring back home all the kidnapped and missing people.”
“I address Elena Trupanov, Danielle Aloni and Rimon Kirsht (the three hostages appearing in the video), who were kidnapped by Hamas, which is committing war crimes. I’m sending you a hug. Our hearts are with you and the other hostages,” he assures.
The message released today represents the second video Hamas has published through its social networking channel Telegram, following the broadcast two weeks ago of a recorded message from a young Israeli who said she was doing well and asked to be released.
On the other hand, the publication of this video this Monday coincides with the advance of Israeli ground forces into Gaza, reaching even the outskirts of Gaza City.
Source: EITB
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