Hamas has aired a video purporting to point out the useless our bodies of two Israeli hostages it was holding in Gaza.
The our bodies of Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itay Svirsky, 38, are reportedly proven within the footage, which is narrated by a 3rd hostage, 26-year-old Noa Argamani.
Ms Argamani was heard saying the 2 others had been killed “by our own IDF strikes”, referring to the Israeli navy.
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But the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari accused Hamas of mendacity.
He mentioned: “Itay was not exposed to fire from our forces – this is a lie. The building they were in was not targeted, nor was it bombed by our forces.
“We didn’t know in actual time the whereabouts of the abductors. We don’t goal anywhere the place we all know there could also be kidnappers.
“We have already bombed targets close to where they were detained, and we are currently investigating the incident and its circumstances and examining the photos published by Hamas along with other information we have.”
It comes a day in any case three hostages had been proven alive in Gaza in one other video launched by Hamas, which urged the Israeli authorities to halt its aerial and underground offensive and convey about their launch.
The undated 37-second video of Mr Sharabi, Mr Svirsky, and Ms Argamani, ended with the caption: “Tomorrow (Monday), we will inform you of their fate.”
Then, on Monday, Hamas launched a follow-up video to Sunday’s one that includes the faces of the trio and providing three choices: all three are killed, “some are killed, some are injured”, or all three are spared.
It ended with the message: “Tonight we will inform you of their fate.”
Israel‘s defence minister Yoav Gallant responded to the third video, accusing the Palestinian militant group of finishing up “psychological abuse” towards Israeli households at a time when it’s struggling heavy battlefield casualties.
He additionally mentioned that until navy stress was saved up, Hamas wouldn’t conform to launch any extra captives.
Mr Gallant claimed the IDF operation in southern Gaza was nearing its finish.
Earlier this month, Israel mentioned its troops had completed dismantling Hamas’s “military framework” within the north of the Gaza Strip.
On Monday, Mr Gallant additionally mentioned the top of the warfare should be accompanied by diplomacy, including that management within the Strip ought to then be left to the Palestinians.
Israeli forces have continued bombarding targets throughout the enclave and clashing with the militants in southern and central areas.
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Mr Sharabi, Mr Svirsky, and Ms Argamani had been amongst 240 folks taken hostage by Hamas throughout a shock cross-border rampage into southern Israel on 7 October. Around 1,200 folks had been killed within the bloodbath.
Around half of the 240 captives had been launched throughout a week-long truce final November.
But Israel says 132 stay in Gaza and 25 have died in captivity.
Palestinian authorities have mentioned greater than 24,000 folks, together with many ladies and youngsters, have been killed in Israeli retaliatory strikes in Gaza for the reason that Hamas bloodbath.
Source: information.sky.com”