Hamas broadcasts new video of Israeli hostages

The undated 37-second video , which shows hostages Noa Argamani, 26, Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, ends with the words: “Tomorrow we will inform you about their fate.”

Liora Argamani, mother of hostage Noa Argamani, 26, attends an event in Tel Aviv, Israel November 23, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Earlier on Sunday, Hamas said it had lost contact with several hostages as Israeli forces shelled Gaza, noting that they may have been killed in the process. At the start of the war, the militant group also threatened to execute hostages in retaliation for Israeli military strikes.

Israeli officials have generally refused to respond to Hamas' public messaging about the hostages, calling it psychological warfare. Hagar Mizrahi, a forensic official at Israel's Ministry of Health , told local television on December 31 that autopsies of the slain hostages showed causes of death inconsistent with Hamas's account that they died in airstrikes.

However, Israel has also made it clear that it is aware of the risks to hostages from its attack and is taking precautions.

"Military operations take time. It forces us to be precise and we are adjusting it to the threats and hostages that are present on the scene," Israeli armed forces spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Sunday.

Of the 240 people held by Hamas, about half were released in a ceasefire deal in November. Israel says 132 remain in Gaza and 25 of them have died in captivity.

Relatives of some of the hostages have called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enter another ceasefire or even a ceasefire. But he has vowed to continue fighting until Hamas is destroyed, which he believes will lead to the release of the hostages.

Last month, Mr Netanyahu told parliament that he had asked China to help free Argamani, whose mother, Liora, is Chinese. Terminally ill, Liora Argamani had pleaded to be reunited with her daughter before she died.

Mai Anh (according to Reuters)

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