Hamas collected Israel for poor physical condition after forcing him to participate in the ceremony in Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami or Gaza.
Three Israeli hostages have been released by the terrorist group Hamas in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners.
Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Levi were among the 251 Hamas held hostage when they launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The trio appeared in much worse condition than the previous hostages released by Hamas, and read a statement to a crowd of hundreds before being handed over to the Red Cross to be brought back to Israel on February 8th. was forced by an armed man.
Both Sharabi and Ben Ami were captured by one of the most intense agricultural communities, Kibbutz Biari, but Levi was accused of the Nova Music Festival.
Sharabi’s wife and two teenage daughters were killed in the attack. His brother Yoshi was also accused and died. Levy’s wife was killed during the attack, and his current three-year-old son is being cared for by relatives.
It is unknown if either man knew what happened to his family.
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Ben Ami, father of three, was invited to his wife, Raz, who was released during the weekly ceasefire in November 2023.
The weakness of the hostages and the scene where they were forced to speak in a staged ceremony sparked rage in Israel, threatening an already vulnerable ceasefire that came into effect last month.
Fear of the still-captured prisoner condition has led to the extension of the six-week hiatus of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fight to secure more hostages, or to eliminate Hamas entirely. It leads to some uncertainty about whether or not the fight will resume.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said the “difficult scene” is the reason to extend the ceasefire and bring the remaining hostages home.
Netanyahu previously showed that he could resume the war, even if it meant leaving dozens of hostages in Hamas. If an agreement is not reached, the war could resume in early March.
Hirsch said that in response to the conditions of the released hostages and forced participation in Hamas rituals, “actions take place accordingly.”
“We’re not silent about this,” he said.
Hamas’ military wing, Kassam Brigade, claimed it had made efforts to protect Israeli hostages during bombing by Israeli forces for half of last year.
According to Red Crescent, Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three hostages, seven of which were taken to hospital for treatment.
Israel’s release of Palestinian prisoners include 18 life sentences for fatal attacks on Israelis, 54 long sentences, and 111 Palestinians in Gaza detained after the October 7 attack. Although the person is included, no crime was attempted. Everything is male, between 20 and 61 years old.
The first phase of the ceasefire calls for 33 hostages, the release of some lives and the deaths, the Palestinians returning to northern Gaza, and increased humanitarian assistance to the territory in exchange for around 2,000 prisoners. Masu.
More than 70 hostages remain in Gaza, of which 34 are believed to have died.
Hamas says that they will not release the remaining hostages without the end of the war and the full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to the report.
