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Hamas says two Israeli hostages have been killed by Israeli airstrikes (www.theguardian.com)

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Hamas has released a video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages and claimed that they were killed by Israeli airstrikes.

The video showed a female 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 or where the video was filmed and there was no independent confirmation of Hamas’s claims.

The three hostages were shown in a 37-second Hamas video released on Sunday in which the group urged the Israeli government to halt its aerial and ground offensive and bring about their release. The undated clip ended with the caption: “Tomorrow [Monday] we will inform you of their fate.”

In a statement released with the new video, Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam brigades, said the two men, believed to be Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itay Svirsky, 38, had been killed in “the Zionist army’s bombing”.

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[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

IDF is an army of amateurs with expensive gear. Just read that article of the BBC about the women who were watching the Gaza border. The IDF only gave young women that job and didn’t even arm them. Then when these young women reported suspicious Hamas activity along the border for months on end the warnings were ignored basically because they were young and female. Of course when Hamas broke trough they were the first to get killed.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This reminded me of what the released hostages from a month ago said:

Freed Israeli hostages held by Hamas were terrified IDF airstrikes would kill them

"We were in tunnels, terrified that it would not be Hamas, but Israel, that would kill us, and then they would say Hamas killed you,"

Another released israeli hostage:

"The reality is that I was in a hideout that was bombed, and we became wounded refugees. This doesn't even include the helicopter that fired at us on our way to Gaza,"

[-] Blackmist@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Israel operate on a revenge based policy. It really is not about the hostages.

[-] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

This, x1000. It didn't used to be the case, but something snapped after Oct. 7. Hostages used to be famously sacred to Israelis, but something big changed. The hostages and their families have been treated terribly by the government.

For those unaware, Israeli soldiers executed three unarmed hostages who escaped from their captors about three weeks ago because they mistook them for unarmed Palestinians. Yeah.

[-] Count042@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

They were shirtless, waving a white flag, and yelling in Hebrew. The IDF killed them anyways.

At this point, the IDF has rescued -3 hostages.

[-] autotldr 10 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Gallant said on Monday that the intense military operation in southern Gaza was nearing its end, but that without keeping up pressure, Hamas would not agree to release any more hostages.

The Israeli cabinet is deeply divided between moderates pushing for a deal to release the hostages and rightwingers who believe the military effort to “crush” Hamas should take precedence.

New details emerged in recent days of an agreement to allow medicine – such as vital prescription drugs – to reach the hostages, along with an increase in humanitarian aid into Gaza.

A diplomat briefed on the talks in Doha said the overall focus of the negotiations remained a cessation of hostilities and more aid for Gaza in return for the release of hostages, initially female, elderly and sick people, they added.

Rights groups have expressed alarm at recent detentions of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza and widespread reports of their mistreatment.

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[-] maness300@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Where's the fucking video?

This is the third article reporting on the video but not actually showing it.

Downvoted for bad reporting.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here's a link I've found containing part of the original video from yesterday

None of the sites which the mods here like show the videos

I've looked around a bit but can't find the second video. As it claims that Hamas shows video evidence of the bodies I'm assuming that it's a bit more hidden. If anyone is in one of those sketchy telegram channels now is your time to shine

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[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

The IDF responded with the following message:

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