JERUSALEM – Palestinian militant group Hamas printed a video of an Israeli-American hostage on Saturday, by which he pleads for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to safe his launch from captivity.
The household of hostage soldier Edan Alexander, 20, declined to remark however permitted the 3-1/2 minute video to be printed. Alexander was kidnapped to Gaza through the Oct. 7, 2023 assault by Hamas on southern Israel.
The video reveals a pale-looking Alexander sitting in a darkish house in opposition to a wall, figuring out himself, addressing his household, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump. It’s unclear whether or not his assertion was scripted by his captors.
Israel-Hamas conflict information:Israel says it killed Oct. 7 assault suspect who labored for US-based charity
Netanyahu stated in an announcement that the video was merciless psychological warfare and that he had advised Alexander’s household in a cellphone name that Israel was working tirelessly to deliver the hostages house.
Round half of the 101 overseas and Israeli hostages nonetheless held incommunicado in Gaza are believed to nonetheless be alive.
Hamas leaders have been anticipated to reach in Cairo on Saturday for ceasefire talks with Egyptian officers to discover methods to succeed in a deal that might safe the discharge of hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners.
The recent bid comes after Washington stated this week it was reviving efforts towards that aim.
The Hostages Households Discussion board urged the administrations of each outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and Trump – who takes workplace in January – to step up efforts so as to safe a hostage launch.
“The hostages’ lives dangle by a thread,” it stated.
(Reporting by Maayan LubellEditing by Toby Chopra and Peter Graff)
( headline and story edited by our employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
