Hamas Releases Video of Hostages Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana After 582 Days, Amid Psychological Warfare
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Hamas has released a new propaganda video featuring two Israeli hostages, Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana, marking 582 days since the onset of the hostage crisis on October 7. The video, part of a series released weekly by Hamas as part of psychological warfare, shows Bohbot lying on the floor connected to an IV, with Ohana stating that Bohbot has attempted self-harm and is no longer eating or drinking.
The hostages' families and various public figures, including Senators John Fetterman and Rick Scott, have expressed ongoing concern and are calling for the immediate release of the 59 hostages still held in Gaza. The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum has indicated that any footage from the videos will be released only with the families' consent. Among the hostages, 24 are believed to be alive, though the condition of three is considered in serious doubt.
Reports from released hostages, such as Tal Shoham and Eliya Cohen, have detailed the severe conditions and torture experienced in captivity. Shoham, held for 505 days, recounted threats of death if Israeli forces attempted a rescue, while Cohen described attempts to escape during bombings. Other hostages, like Guy Gilboa Dalal, who celebrated his 24th birthday in captivity, have been subjected to torture and oxygen deprivation.
Efforts to raise awareness continue, with a volleyball game on Tel Aviv's Frishman Beach aimed at highlighting the plight of hostages Gali and Ziv Berman, who have been held for 582 days. The ongoing crisis has heightened tensions and calls for action to secure the hostages' release.
In the latest propaganda video — which I will not share without the family’s consent — Hamas shows Elkana Bohbot lying on the floor, hooked up to an IV.
Yosef Haim Ohana is then forced to say that Elkana has tried to harm himself, that he no longer eats or drinks. He adds that https://t.co/TfZtYyFus5
Hamas’s armed wing releases a video showing two hostages alive in the #GazaStrip with one of the two men calling for an end to the war in the Palestinian territory.
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