Hamas Releases Video Alleging 2 Israeli Hostages Have Been Killed in Captivity
CAIRO/JERUSALEM—Palestinian extremist group Hamas aired a new video on Monday showing what it said were the bodies of two Israeli hostages, and Israel’s military said that while it was examining the footage, there was serious concern regarding the hostages’ fate.
In the video, 26-year-old university student Noa Argamani, seemingly reading a script in front of a blank white wall, said that fellow hostages Itai Svirsky and Yossi Sharabi had been killed.
The video ends with pictures purporting to be the dead bodies of both men.
Ms. Aragamani said in the video that they were killed by Israeli strikes, while she was injured.
Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari identified hostage Itai Svirsky as one of the men, but did not give the name or other details about the second as per the family’s request.
“Itai was not shot by our forces. That is a Hamas lie. The building in which they were held was not a target and it was not attacked by our forces,” Mr. Hagari told reporters.
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