Hamas has aired a video purporting to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages it was holding in Gaza.
The bodies of Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, are reportedly shown in the footage, which is narrated by a third hostage, Noa Argamani, 26.
Ms Argamani was heard saying the two others were killed “by our own IDF strikes”, referring to the Israeli military.
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It comes a day after all three hostages were shown alive in Gaza in another video released by Hamas, who urged the Israeli government to halt its aerial and underground offensive and bring about their release.
Yossi Sharabi and Itai Svirsky
The undated 37-second video of Sharabi, Svirsky, and a third hostage, ended with the caption: “Tomorrow (Monday), we will inform you of their fate.”
Israeli’s defence minister responded to the video, saying: “Hamas will not agree to release hostages without continued military pressure”.
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