Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, released a video on Saturday of an Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip since the October 2023 Hamas attack.


In the undated three-and-a-half-minute video that AFP has been unable to verify, Matan Zangauker says in Hebrew that he has been in captivity for more than 420 days and calls for public pressure on the Israeli government to secure his release . of all prisoners in Gaza.


Zangauker, who was 24 at the time, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz with his partner, Ilana Gritzewsky. She was released last year during a ceasefire.


His mother, Einav Zangauker, was one of the most prominent figures in Israel to call on the government to negotiate a hostage release deal that would end the war.


Addressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she said: “Just because Matan is still alive does not mean he will survive the winter or the continued military pressure. The only way to bring Matan back is with a ceasefire. “


The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a campaign group for relatives of those abducted to Gaza, said the video is proof that the hostages remain alive and that “the critical need” to secure their release “grows more urgent with every passing hour.” is becoming”.


“The lives of these hostages hang in the balance,” the group said.


Critics have accused Netanyahu of delaying ceasefire negotiations and prolonging the war to appease his far-right coalition partners.


Since the early days of the war, there have been large and frequent protests in Israel, calling on the government to negotiate a deal for the release of hostages with Hamas.


Palestinian militants kidnapped 251 people in their surprise attack, 96 of whom remain in Gaza, including 34 who the Israeli army says are dead.


On Saturday, Qatar said “the momentum is coming back” for the talks, while a source close to the Hamas delegation told AFP that a new round of negotiations would “most likely” begin in the coming week.


Doha has been unsuccessfully mediating negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza for more than a year, together with the United States and Egypt.




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