THEhard, painful images. But necessary. I am for them families of the Israeli hostages prisoners still in Gaza, after the Hamas assault on October 7th. The relatives of those who were kidnapped gathered in a Forumswho chose to publish a video in which we witness the kidnapping of five female soldiersof military observers, at the base of Nahal Oz. The video, taken by cameras of Hamas militiamenlasts about three minutes and was edited to exclude scenes of killings during the attack in southern Israel, near the border with the Strip.
The clip returns all the brutality of the terrorist group. We see the girls bloodied and injured in the hands of their kidnappers. One of the militiamen threatens her with death, calling them “bitches”, while another says to one of the soldiers: “Here are the Zionists who can get pregnant, you are beautiful.” Family members recall that there were seven military observers in total who were taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October: Liri Elbag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy they have been prisoners for 229 days, Ori Megidish she was rescued by the army after 23 days of captivity, and Noa Marciano she died in Gaza, with her body brought back to Israel by the army.
«Every new testimony about what happened to the hostages highlights the same tragic truth: we have to bring them all homenow – we read in the Forum’s statement – the State of Israel cannot accept a reality in which its citizens live constantly under threat and suffer from fear and anxiety. Every day that passes makes it increasingly difficult to bring the hostages home: those alive for rehabilitation and those killed for a dignified burial. The Israeli government must return to the negotiating table immediately!”.
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