Hamas releases second video of Israeli hostage complaint – It provides a message to Netanyahu | World News
Hamas’ Armed Wing released a video showing the lawsuit against Israeli hostages. In the video released, Elkana Bohbot kidnapped at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack, which can be seen ensuring its freedom.
The hostage video was approved for publication by his family. It marks Bohbot’s second life proof video. He is one of the 59 hostages still held by the terrorist group Hamas. The three-minute video used in Hebrew is the second hostage shot shared by Hamas in recent days.
Bohbot pointed his words to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said in the video: “The second time, I was the prisoner No. 22.” He said: “I was the one who asked to record the video. Hamas didn’t tell me to record the video. It was not a psychological warfare. The real psychological warfare was that I woke up without meeting, without my wife.”
Bohbot, 36, works as a contractor and has been a member of HistAdrut for 15 years. He was part of the production team of the Nova Music Festival on October 7, where he helped treat and evacuate injured concert participants before being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. He and his wife, Rivka, have a five-year-old son. The Hostages and Missing Family Forum confirmed Bobert’s identity, noting that he saw him in another video earlier this week with captive Yosef Haim Ohana.
In the newly released video, Bohbot is seen expressing his concerns and the danger they pose to the hostages. He called on the Israeli government to release him, saying he hoped to be reunited with his wife and son. Since Israel resumed its offensive on March 18 after a temporary ceasefire, Hamas warned that ongoing military operations could endanger the lives of the remaining hostages.
Of the 251 individuals captured in the October 7 attack, 58 remained in Gaza, with the Israeli military saying 34 of them presumed dead. Israel’s new military campaign in Gaza caused significant casualties, with nearly 12 people killed on Saturday alone, according to data from civil defense agencies in the region.
Hostiles led to calls for a new ceasefire agreement. Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official, said the ceasefire negotiations are growing.
“We hope to bring real breakthroughs in the war situation in the coming days, with communication with and between mediators in recent days,” Naim said in a statement Friday.
Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to demand a deal to bring hostages home by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Some protesters include hostages and relatives of those who are still imprisoned.
(with IANS input)
