In the latest update, Hamas, the Palestinian terror group, acknowledged on Sunday that they had lost contact with some hostages during their operations in Gaza. Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida expressed concern that these hostages might have been harmed as a result of their actions, stating, “The fate of many of the enemy’s hostages and detainees has become unknown in recent weeks, and the rest are all in the tunnel of the unknown due to our activities. Most likely, many of them were harmed recently, and the remaining individuals are in great danger every hour, with Hamas bearing full responsibility.”
The Palestinian terror group Hamas has released a new propaganda video showcasing three hostages in the Gaza Strip. Israel condemns this as a reprehensible form of psychological warfare, and as a result, most Israeli media outlets refrain from publishing such videos. The undated, edited-together clips feature Noa Argamani, 26, Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itay Svirsky, 38, identifying themselves and appealing to the Israeli government for their safe return.
Abu Obeida added that “any talks before stopping attacks on Israeli are worthless.” He further mentioned that Hamas has been informed by “several parties in the resistance fronts that they will expand their strikes on the Israeli enemy in the coming days.”
At the outset of the war, triggered by the group’s October 7 shock assault, Hamas threatened to execute hostages in retaliation for Israeli military strikes. Israeli officials have generally declined to respond to Hamas’ public messaging on the hostages, casting it as psychological warfare. This unfolds a complex and tense situation in the ongoing conflict, with Hamas being identified as the aggressor in recent developments.