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Hamas Releases Chilling New Propaganda Video of Three Israeli Hostages, Says Will Reveal Their ‘Fate’ Soon

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Liora Argamani, mother of hostage Noa Argamani, 26, who was filmed as she was being abducted during the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, attends a gathering held to honor her daughter, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 23, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Shir Torem

Hamas on Sunday released a new video showing three Israeli hostages who the Palestinian terror group was holding in the Gaza Strip, teasing their “fate” would be revealed soon.

The video, part of what Israel has described as Hamas’ psychological warfare since the outbreak of war in October, contained undated, edited-together clips of Noa Argamani, 26, Itay Svirsky, 38, and Yossi Sharabi, 53 identifying themselves to the camera.

The 37-second clip, which marked 100 days since the hostages’ abduction, ended with the chyron: “Tomorrow we will inform you of their fate.” As of this writing, it is unclear whether the three captives are alive.

Videos such as the one released on Sunday are considered part of an effort by Hamas to create distress within Israeli society. Most Israeli media outlets have not aired such videos, which have included troubling clips of the hostages as well as of Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage, in which Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists murdered 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 240 others as hostages to Gaza.

Argamani became known after footage was shown of her being kidnapped at the Nova music festival alongside her boyfriend, Avinatan Or. They were last seen being taken away by terrorists on a motorcycle from the festival where 364 civilians were killed and 40 abducted as hostages.

Argamani’s mother, Liora, has terminal cancer and has made pleas in international forums calling for her daughter’s release. On Sunday, she told a rally: “I hope I will be able to see her before my last day.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that he reached out to China for assistance on behalf of Liora, who is a Chinese citizen.

Svirsky was visiting Kibbutz Beeri on the day of the Oct. 7 massacre when he was kidnapped. His parents, Orit and Rafi, were among the 130 residents of the Gaza border town murdered by terrorists that day.

Sharabi was also taken hostage from Kibbutz Beeri alongside his brother and their 18-year-old family member Ofir, who was released during a temporary Israel-Hamas ceasefire in November.

Hamas is still holding over 130 hostages, according to the Israeli government, with some believed to have been killed by the terrorists in captivity.

On the 100-day anniversary of their capture, Israelis gathered across the country to express their solidarity with the plight of the hostages. Throughout the day, Israeli radio and television were filled with testimonies by family members about their kidnapped loved ones, pleading for the government to do everything to bring them home.

Jerusalem has made it a top priority of the war to bring home all the hostages and has vowed to continue fighting, despite international pressure, to achieve that objective.

Before the video’s release on Sunday, Hamas said it had lost contact with some hostages as Israel continues its military campaign in Gaza, adding that they might have been killed.

“The fate of many of the enemy’s hostages and detainees has become unknown in recent weeks and the rest are all in the tunnel of the unknown due to the Zionist aggression,” Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a televised statement. “Most likely, many of them were killed recently, the rest are in great danger every hour, and the enemy’s leadership and army bear full responsibility.”

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