The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, launched a video on Saturday of an Israeli hostage held within the Gaza Strip for the reason that Hamas assault of October 2023.
Within the undated, three-and-half-minute video that AFP has not been capable of confirm, Matan Zangauker says in Hebrew that he has been in captivity for greater than 420 days and requires public stress on the Israeli authorities to safe the discharge of all captives held in Gaza.
Zangauker, who was 24 on the time, was taken from Nir Oz kibbutz alongside together with his companion, Ilana Gritzewsky. She was launched throughout a truce final yr.
His mom, Einav Zangauker, has been one of the vital distinguished figures in Israel calling for the federal government to barter a hostage launch deal that might finish the battle.
Addressing herself to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she stated: “That Matan continues to be alive right this moment doesn’t imply he’ll survive the winter or the persevering with army stress. The one solution to carry Matan again is with a ceasefire.”
The Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board, a marketing campaign group for kin of these kidnapped to Gaza, stated the video was proof that hostages remained alive and that “the vital want” to safe their launch “turns into extra pressing with every passing hour”.
“These hostages’ lives dangle by a thread,” the group stated.
Critics have accused Netanyahu of stalling truce negotiations and prolonging the battle to appease his far-right coalition companions.
There have been giant and frequent protests in Israel for the reason that early days of the battle calling for the federal government to barter a hostage launch cope with Hamas.
Palestinian militants kidnapped 251 folks throughout their shock assault, of whom 96 stay in Gaza together with 34 the Israeli army says are lifeless.
On Saturday, Qatar stated “momentum is coming again” for the talks, whereas a supply near the Hamas delegation instructed AFP {that a} new spherical of negotiations will “most certainly” start within the coming week.
Doha has been mediating negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage launch deal alongside the USA and Egypt with out success for greater than a yr.
