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The undated 37-second video of Noa Argamani, 26, Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, released on Sunday night showed them speaking presumably under duress, pleading with Israel’s government to end the war and get them home.

The clip ended with a Hamas caption that on Monday, “we will inform you of their fate”. Israel has blasted such videos as psychological warfare and insists it will not be deflected from its goals in Gaza, after Hamas launched raids into southern Israel on October 7 that claimed 1,200 lives.

Among the targets was a music festival from which Ms Argamani and her boyfriend were seized. An early clip released by Hamas showed her pleading for her life as she was taken away on the back of a motorbike.

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[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago

Noa is a friend of a friend. This whole thing has been utter shit and we still don't know if she's actually still alive.

[-] djquadratic@kbin.social 16 points 9 months ago

Oy… sending love over the internet. A member of my community decided against going to nova the night before, I can only imagine what it’s been like for you.

[-] DeadHorseX@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I'm so sorry. I'm keeping your friend and all the other hostages in my prayers.

[-] Plopp@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

I understand the sentiment, but I wish there was less praying in this world and more science. See for instance, I don't know, exhibit A - the Palestine Israel conflict.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 32 points 9 months ago

these fuckers gonna give more ammunition to explode gaza

[-] Deestan@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago

It is Hamas' goal to maximize martyrs, and they have officially stated so on several occasions. They were slowly losing the decades-long conflict with Israel (who have in no way been playing fair before this escalation btw). If they ensure enough suffering in their own population, they have more desperate traumatized orphans to recruit, more enraged sympathy from neighboring countries also in conflict with Israel, plus lessening the support from Israel's western allies.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

They already have more than enough recruits from Israel's genocide.

[-] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I just don't see a way that will end well for both sides when one side is exploiting the hatred towards another, while the other side is not keen on enabling such an extremist group.

[-] sheilzy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I feel like people forget about this. Hamas wants their constituents to die. They want to put their weaponry and bases inside hospitals and places of worship because they know IDF will have to seize or attack them and making them look bad for damaging health facilities and mosques. I am pro-Palestine and pro-Israel, but I notice there's a lack of nuance too often in the pro-Palestine movement. I know most Gazans are not involved in Hamas. But few realize that most Israeli citizens are uninterested in destroying Gaza. Israel's military and executive leadership has made poor decisions. But this does not necessarily equate to the country at large being genocidal.

[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

That sekewd reality

[-] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 3 points 9 months ago

Misleading reporting. For those who understand Arabic, it is clear that what they mean is that Israel bombing gaza is threatening the fate of hostages.

Hamas has repeatedly said they are treating hostages better than their own, protecting them and giving them food and water. Many of the released hostages reiterated this.

Whether you deny how they treat hostages is one thing, but this reporting here making it sound like Hamas is threatening the hostages is bad journalism.

[-] maness300@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Where's the video?

Downvoted for bad reporting.

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