'Time is running out, military pressure ineffective': Israeli captives
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Hamas' military wing, al-Qassam Brigades, underline that the Israeli regime is putting its own captives in harm's way with its aggression on Gaza.
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The Israeli captives held in Gaza in a video published on April 5, 2025 (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a video on Saturday titled "Time Is Running Out," showing two Israeli captives in their custody.
In the footage, the two captives recount a recent Israeli airstrike that targeted the building where they were being held. "The Israeli army decided to bomb us and hit the building we were in, but we survived by the grace of God and the Hamas fighters who risked their lives to get us out for air," they said. "When the bombardment resumed, they quickly returned us to the tunnels."
The captives described their conditions as dire, saying, "The place we are in is unsafe and lacks all the necessities of life."
Addressing the Israeli public, the two captives urged unity and action, saying, "Unite and fight for the captives. Do everything necessary to pressure the government. Bring us back to life — we are dead here."
They also warned against trusting the Israeli government's narrative, stating, "Do not believe what the government tells you. They claim that military pressure on Hamas will succeed, but this is not true."
'Let them speak'
The captives called for those who had been released to be allowed to speak freely, without having their voices silenced.
The video comes a day after al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida announced that "half of the living enemy captives are located in areas the Israeli army has recently ordered to evacuate."
In a series of posts on his Telegram account, Abu Obeida explained that al-Qassam had decided not to move the captives from these areas but to keep them under "strict but extremely dangerous security procedures."
"If the enemy is concerned about the lives of these captives, it must immediately negotiate for their evacuation or release," he warned, adding, "We have given clear warning."
Abu Obeida placed full responsibility for the captives' lives on the Israeli government, stating, "The Netanyahu government bears complete responsibility for the lives of the captives. Had it truly cared about them, it would have honored the agreement signed in January — and most of them might have been home by now."
