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The Palestinian militant group Hamas released a new video on Monday, confirming the death of two Israeli hostages who were abducted in Gaza on October 7.
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday released a new video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza on October 7.
The video showed a woman hostage named in Israeli media as Noa Argamani, 26, speaking under duress, revealing that two men she was held captive with had been killed in captivity. It was not clear when the video was taken.
The pair—named in Israeli media as Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itay Svirsky, 38—were the same men announced as having been killed in Monday's video.
In a statement released with the video, Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said the two men were killed in "the Zionist army's bombing."
On Sunday, Hamas had released another video showing Argamani along with two men hostages who were seen alive. The same men were announced dead in Monday's video.
Shortly after the video's release, Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told a news conference that Hamas was applying "psychological pressure" to the families of the hostages.
The army was helping the families, he said, and keeping them up to date with any developments.
"Hamas has been hit hard" by the Israeli military, he said. "What's left for it is to touch a sensitive nerve in Israeli society through acts of psychological abuse against the family members," Gallant added.
Ruling out any ceasefire in Gaza, Gallant reiterated that the only way to get the hostages back home is by continuing to apply "military pressure." Otherwise, he said, "nobody will talk to us" and we "will not succeed in reaching any agreements."
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday released a new video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza on October 7.
The video showed a woman hostage named in Israeli media as Noa Argamani, 26, speaking under duress, revealing that two men she was held captive with had been killed in captivity. It was not clear when the video was taken.
The pair—named in Israeli media as Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itay Svirsky, 38—were the same men announced as having been killed in Monday's video.
In a statement released with the video, Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said the two men were killed in "the Zionist army's bombing."
On Sunday, Hamas had released another video showing Argamani along with two men hostages who were seen alive. The same men were announced dead in Monday's video.
Shortly after the video's release, Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told a news conference that Hamas was applying "psychological pressure" to the families of the hostages.
The army was helping the families, he said, and keeping them up to date with any developments.
"Hamas has been hit hard" by the Israeli military, he said. "What's left for it is to touch a sensitive nerve in Israeli society through acts of psychological abuse against the family members," Gallant added.
Ruling out any ceasefire in Gaza, Gallant reiterated that the only way to get the hostages back home is by continuing to apply "military pressure." Otherwise, he said, "nobody will talk to us" and we "will not succeed in reaching any agreements."
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
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