Hamas on Monday released more sick videos showing the faces of three Israeli hostages and asking viewers their opinion on whether the terrorist group should kill them.
The twisted “game” came to light several hours before the Palestinian terrorist group broadcast images that forced one of the captives, Noa Argamani, to reveal that the other two hostages had been murdered.
In its first recording on Monday, Hamas asked viewers: “What do you think?” when it came to whether the three hostages should live or die.
The slickly produced 34-second clip began with a question mark hanging over a blood-red background, then photos of the three hostages.
He then offered a trio of options for the innocent victims written in Arabic, Hebrew and English: all three are murdered; “some die, others are injured” or all three “are still alive.”
“Tonight we will inform you of your fate,” said another caption as threatening music played.
The terrorist group kept its promise to reveal the fate of the captives.
In its second chilling propaganda video on Monday, the terrorist group released images that appeared to show the lifeless bodies of the two male hostages, Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, with Argamani, 26, bound to say on camera that they were killed by “our own IDF attacks.”
The terrorists asked for comment on whether they should kill the hostages. One option was to kill all three. They also suggested that some could be killed and others injured. Finally, they wondered if everyone should be forgiven.
Armani, a college student, became the face of the hostage crisis when a video showed her screaming, “Don’t kill me!” her as she was carried away from the Nova music festival on the back of a motorcycle during the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7.
The latest terrorist video, which lasted more than 2 minutes and 33 seconds, included Argamani saying that she and her fellow captives were inside a building that was bombed by an Israeli F-16 aircraft, killing Sharabi.
She claimed that “Al Qassam soldiers” saved her and Svirsky, but that the 38-year-old hostage died two nights later in another IDF attack.
“They died from our own IDF airstrikes,” Argamani said of the men. “Stop this madness and bring us home to our families. While we are alive, bring us home.”
Talks to secure the release of Israeli hostages are inching forward more than 100 days into Israel’s war against Hamas. AFP via Getty Images
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari later denied on Monday that an Israeli airstrike killed the two men, characterizing the propaganda video as a “lie” by Hamas, the Times of Israel reported.
“Our forces did not kill Itay. This is a lie from Hamas,” Hagari said. “The building where they were detained was not a target and was not attacked by our forces.”
But Hagari said the IDF carried out an attack near the area where the hostages were being held, acknowledging that it may have put their lives in danger.
Hamas had begun its sick guessing game about the trio on Sunday with an undated video showing them for the first time since they were kidnapped on October 7.
The Israeli military says between 132 and 136 hostages remain in Hamas captivity. RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Qatari mediators have reached an agreement to deliver medicines to Israeli hostages, including blood pressure and heart medications. REUTERS
The 37-second clip included Argamani, Sharabi and Svirsky pleading with Israel to stop its offensive against Gaza, and ended with the ominous message: “Tomorrow we will inform you of your fate.”
In response to the videos, Israel’s defense minister accused Hamas of carrying out “psychological abuse.”
The videos came as talks to secure the release of the more than 130 Israeli hostages inched forward, sources told The Guardian.
At a minimum, “both [Hamas and Israel] “They have shown a willingness to allow the delivery of medicine” to Gazans and hostages, a diplomat said. “Talks are underway with both sides and with international NGOs…to allow the delivery of medicines to Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians in Gaza as soon as possible.”
Israel and Hamas have put forward proposals for a general agreement on the release of the hostages, but major differences remain between the two sides, the sources said.
Hamas has demanded that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza as a condition for the release of the hostages. RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Talks resumed last week, after Hamas walked away from the negotiating table for several days following the assassination of senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.
Hamas has refused to release the hostages unless Israeli forces stop their ground offensive, which has turned much of Gaza into a wasteland, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis over the weekend that the war would continue until “total victory.”
Although no progress has been made in freeing the captives, a deal recently brokered by Qatar has cleared the way for the delivery of medicines, including prescription drugs, to the hostages, officials said.
The medication will be purchased by Qatari middlemen and shipped to Egypt, where it will be delivered to Gaza health officials to be delivered to more than 40 hostages in the Gaza Strip, according to a CNN report.
Qatar is said to be awaiting the arrival of some of the medical supplies from an unnamed country.
The list of medications was drawn up by the hostages’ own doctors. They include “life-saving” medications, such as blood pressure and heart medications, as well as asthma inhalers.
Pro-Israel supporters wave pre-revolution Israeli and Iranian flags as they gather for a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London. AFP via Getty Images
Under the deal, Israel would allow more humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, including medicine.
Relatives of the hostages last week demanded visual proof that their loved ones, including people with chronic illnesses, are receiving the drugs.
“The shocking images of the hostages in captivity require increasing pressure on the countries involved in the negotiations to achieve an immediate release and not stop the transfer of medicines,” they said in a statement.
Netanyahu’s office on Friday confirmed the agreement reached with the help of Qatari mediators.
Of some 240 Israelis initially captured by Hamas terrorists, about half were freed as part of a ceasefire in November. Israel says between 132 and 136 remain in Gaza.
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