Hamas releases video of 2 Gaza hostages, as it ponders Israel ceasefire deal
- Captives Keith Siegel and Omri Miran appear alive in the footage, which appeared to have been taken earlier this week
- Israel’s foreign minister says a planned invasion of Rafah could be suspended should an agreement emerge to secure the release of the hostages
The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Saturday of two men held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage.
Campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum identified the two in a statement as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran who were abducted by militants during the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7.
“The proof of life from Keith Siegel and Omri Miran is the clearest evidence that the Israeli government must do everything to approve a deal for the return of all the hostages before Independence Day [on May 14],” the forum said.
“The living should return for rehabilitation, and the murdered should receive a dignified burial.”
The latest video comes just three days after Hamas released another video showing hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin alive.