Hamas's armed wing on Saturday released footage showing an Israeli hostage in Gaza calling on the government to secure his release, the second such video shared by the militant group within days.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum campaign group identified the man as Elkana Bohbot, who was abducted from the site of a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas's October 7, 2023, that triggered the war.
The footage lasts more than three minutes, showing Bohbot speaking in Hebrew and repeatedly raising his hands in desperation as he pleads for his freedom.
AFP could not verify when or where in the Gaza Strip the video was recorded.
Bohbot was seen along with another captive, Yosef Haim Ohana, in a video released on Monday by the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing.
In that footage, the two men spoke about the dangers they have faced since Israeli air strikes on Gaza resumed on March 18, after more than two months of truce.
In Saturday's video, Bohbot again says the ongoing bombardment could cost him his life, pleading to be reunited with his wife and son.
Since Israel renewed its offensive in Gaza, Hamas has warned that the military operations could put the hostages in danger.
Of the 251 hostages taken during Hamas's 2023 attack on Israel, 58 remain in captivity in Gaza, including 34 whom the Israeli military says are dead.
Israel's renewed attacks followed weeks of deadlock in talks to extend the ceasefire that began on January 19.
AFP
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