Hamas releases further hostage video
Published: Wednesday, Apr 24th 2024, 19:21
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Islamist Hamas published another video of a hostage kidnapped from Israel on Wednesday. The video shows a 24-year-old man making serious accusations against the Israeli government. It has failed to protect Israeli citizens and abandoned them - the hostages have been held for almost 200 days.
It was initially unclear under what circumstances the video was made and whether the man spoke of his own free will or under threat. The recording was also undated, but the Hamas massacre was 201 days ago on Wednesday. The man who was abducted from the Nova music festival also said in the video that 70 hostages in the Gaza Strip had been killed by Israeli army air strikes. However, according to Israel, it does not currently know how many of the people abducted in the Gaza Strip are dead or under what conditions they died.
Until a few weeks ago, Israel had assumed that just under 100 of the 130 remaining hostages were still alive. However, it is now feared that significantly more of them may already be dead. The news site ynet recently wrote. "The hostages are dying away, according to estimates less than half of them are still alive."
The people abducted from Israel were in an "underground hell" without food, water or medical treatment, the abductee said in the video released by the terrorist organization's military wing, the so-called Qassam Brigades. He also called on the Israeli government to bring the hostages home.
The footage shows the young man with a missing forearm. According to Israeli media, his forearm was torn off when terrorists from the Gaza Strip threw grenades into a hiding place where he and other people had sought shelter on October 7. According to reports, the man is an Israeli and American citizen.
He asked his family to stay strong for him, he continued in the video. His mother is campaigning hard for his release on the international stage. Among other things, she gave emotional speeches at a major rally in Washington and at the United Nations in Geneva.
"With every day that passes, the fear of losing more innocent lives grows," the forum of hostage relatives said after the "shocking" video was released. "We cannot afford to waste any more time. The hostages must be our top priority." For more than 200 days, the hostages have endured physical, sexual and psychological torture on a daily basis, the statement continued.
Hamas has already shown footage of people abducted from Israel on several occasions. These types of videos are classified by Israel as psychological terror against the relatives.
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