The two men, identified as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, send love to their families and ask to be released in the video.
Hamas’ military wing released a video of two Israeli captives held in Gaza, showing footage of them calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to strike a deal to secure their release.
The video broadcast on Saturday is filmed in the same way as the previous one. captive videos made public by the group, which Israel condemned as “psychological terrorism.”
The two men, identified as Keith Siegel, 64, and Omri Miran, 47, speak individually in front of an empty background. They send their love to their families and ask to be released.
Miran was taken captive from his home in the Nahal Oz community in front of his wife and two young daughters during the October 7 Hamas attack.
“I have been here in Hamas captivity for 202 days. The situation here is unpleasant, difficult and there are a lot of bombs,” Miran says in the footage, indicating that it was taken earlier this week.
“It’s time to reach an agreement that will allow us to get out of here safe and sound… Keep protesting so that there is an agreement now.”
Saturday’s video comes as Hamas says it is studying Israel’s latest counter-proposal in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza after reports that the Egyptian mediator had sent a delegation to Israel to restart stalled negotiations.
The video was posted during the Passover holiday, when Jews traditionally celebrate the biblical story of liberation from slavery in Egypt.
At one point, Siegel breaks down in tears as he describes celebrating the holiday with his family last year and expresses hope that they will be reunited.
“We are in danger here, there are bombs, it’s stressful and scary,” he said, burying his face in his arms while crying.
“I want to tell my family that I love you very much. It’s important to me that you know that I’m okay.
The latest video comes just three days after Hamas released another video showing captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin alive.
About 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken prisoner during the Hamas assault, which killed 1,139 people, according to Israeli counts.
In response, Israel launched an attack on Gaza, pledging to destroy Hamas and return the captives home. The war has so far killed at least 34,388 Palestinians.
The Israeli military said 129 of the captives were still being held in Gaza, including the bodies of 34 people who died in captivity.
Reporting from Tel Aviv, Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith said families and friends of the captives were relieved to see proof that they were alive.
“They said time is running out. We need our Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) to quickly accept any agreement,” he said.
Smith was speaking at a protest against Netanyahu.
“These protests are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Netanyahu. They are demanding an end to the war and the release of the hostages,” he said.
“Many protesters here say Netanyahu is deliberately prolonging this war in Gaza because it spares him the final vote count. »
