Israel-Hamas Conflict: The elderly people seen in the video were held hostage by Hamas for over 10 weeks.
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Terrorist group Hamas released a short on Monday featuring three elderly Israeli hostages. He was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 attack. In response, Israel has called it a ‘criminal terror video’. Reuters According to the report, the three elderly men shown in the video released by Hamas have been identified by Israel as 79-year-old Chaim Perry, 80-year-old Yoram Metzger and 84-year-old Amiram Cooper.
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Elderly people held hostage for more than 10 weeks
The people Israel identified in the video were held hostage for more than 10 weeks. In a video posted by Hamas on Telegram, three elderly bearded men are seen sitting next to each other.
The hostages urge Israel to guarantee their unconditional release
In the video, Perry, seated in the middle, speaks to the camera and says that he and other elderly hostages who have health problems are struggling with very poor conditions. He has urged Israel to ensure his unconditional release.
Perry Kibbutz surrendered to the terrorists saving his wife
Perry was at his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz at the time of the Hamas attack. His son told Reuters he tried to drive off the Hamas terrorists by hiding his wife behind a sofa. He surrendered himself to Hamas fighters to save his wife, while his wife went into hiding.
The family of Yoram Metzger reacted like this
Ayala Metzger, the daughter-in-law of 80-year-old Yoram Metzger, said in a video released by Hamas that she felt both joy and shock when she saw the video. But it is startling to see him like this, “he had lost weight from the beard he had grown and he looked weak and pale.”
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari called it a “criminal, terrorist video that shows the brutality of Hamas against elderly civilians, innocent people.”