2023-10-30 15:47:00
In the 76-second video distributed on Hamas-affiliated media, three women can be seen sitting on plastic chairs. One of them calls on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a “prisoner exchange” in an angry tone in Hebrew. A little later, Netanyahu described the images as “cruel propaganda.”
The title of the video speaks of a “certain number of Zionist prisoners” who “send a message to Netanyahu and his government.” Several Israeli media outlets only published a still image of the video in their online editions and stated that the statements made in it were made under pressure from Hamas.
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In a statement, Netanyahu described the video as “cruel psychological propaganda” by Hamas and compared the organization to the jihadist militia “Islamic State” (IS). The head of government called the three women shown in the photo by their names and explained that they had been “kidnapped by Hamas.” Addressing the women, Netanyahu said: “Our hearts are with you and with all the other people who have been kidnapped.” He promised to “bring home all the abducted and missing people.”
Major Hamas attack on October 7th
Hamas launched an unprecedented major attack on Israel on October 7th. According to Israeli information, around 1,400 people were killed. According to the latest army information, it also abducted 239 people to the Gaza Strip. Hamas has since released four of the abductees.
On October 16, the radical Islamic organization published a video with a hostage for the first time. It featured an Israeli-French dual citizen.
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On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Hamas of “psycho games” in connection with the hostages it abducted. Hamas had previously said on Saturday that it would release all hostages if in return all Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli prisons.
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