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Video shows Hamas abduction of female IDF spotters on Oct. 7
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
May 22, 2024

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum on Wednesday evening released a video of Hamas terrorists abducting female Israel Defense Forces spotters on Oct. 7. Footage taken by body cameras of the terrorists reveals the violence and trauma experienced by five of the seven spotters captured alive from the Nahal Oz base. Another 15 field observers serving there were murdered during the attack. The video running time is three minutes and 10 seconds. It was edited and censored to exclude the most disturbing scenes, including the corpses of those murdered at Nahal Oz and inside the bomb shelter where the soldiers were captured…“The video has been released by the brave families and we continue to offer them all our strength and love. Liri, Karina, Agam, Daniella, and Naama are all still in Hamas captivity and we are fighting to bring them home as well as all other hostages—128 in total!” READ MORE

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TIMES OF ISRAEL Mother of hostage Liri Albag: Terrorist said ‘these are the girls that can get pregnant’ The mother of Liri Albag, a female soldier abducted on October 7 who is seen in a harrowing video set to be released this evening, says that one of the terrorists can be heard saying “here, these are the girls who can get pregnant.” Shira Albag says she is one of the only mothers to have watched the video. “Most mothers have not watched it. It is very difficult to watch,” she tells the Ynet news site.

THE ATLANTIC How do the families of the Hamas hostages endure the agony? They’ve been at this now for more than half a year. “We both struggle with the challenge of self-care,” Jon [Polin] said. “My head says to me, You’ll be more successful on the mission if you eat well, if you get your sleep. And I know that to be true, but it’s so hard to do. I tried four or five times over the last 222 days to get some exercise, but when I’m in the middle of it, I think, No, I’ve got to answer three emails and make two phone calls.” “The only time I feel okay is when I’m working to help save Hersh [Goldberg-Polin] or the other hostages,” Rachel [Goldberg] said. “I’m not feeling good, but I’m feeling like I’m doing what it is that I’m supposed to be doing.”

TIMES OF ISRAEL In first, UN Security Council holds meeting solely focused on hostages held by Hamas The US centered the meeting — the first held at the UN solely focused on the hostages captured by Hamas — on “condemning hostage-taking in Israel on October 7 as a psychological tool of terrorism.” Ayelet Samerano, whose son was killed on October 7 and his body taken by Hamas, and Gili Roman, whose sister was taken hostage and released in November as part of a week-long truce deal, also addressed the gathering.