HAMAS RELEASES NEW ‘PROOF OF LIFE’ FOOTAGE OF 2 HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA

On Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas released ‘proof of life’ videos of two hostages being held in Gaza.

The two men in the footage have been identified by the volunteer-based campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum as Keith Siegel (64) and Omri Miran (46). Appearing on the video, the hostages call out in Hebrew, praying for a deal to be struck so that they and other captives may be returned.

The Times of Israel has outrightly declared the three-minute-long video as “new propaganda.” The footage has the two men identifying themselves and addressing their families.

While the video is undated, Miran says that he's been held captive for 202 days. On the other hand, Siegel slips in the Passover holiday mention, implying that the videos were recently filmed.

Israel deems these videos “deplorable psychological warfare,” as it claims to have encountered several other similar videos before. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum is more focussed on urging the government to "do everything to approve a deal to return the hostages before Independence Day, for the living to be rehabilitated, and the murdered to be buried with dignity.”

This is a developing story.

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