Family of hostage Omri Miran releases clip from Hamas propaganda video

The family of hostage Omri Miran approves the publication of a segment from a propaganda video released by Hamas yesterday.

“Today I turn 48 years old,” says Miran, whose birthday was on April 11, indicating that the video was filmed recently.

“This is the second birthday that I’m marking here — I can’t say ‘celebrating — in Hamas captivity,” he continues.”I’m no longer happy, after a year and a half. I miss my daughters very much, and my wife, and all my family and friends.

The content of the video is likely dictated by Miran’s captors.

“The situation here is very hard, it’s very hard for us,” he says. “Thank you to all the protesters, to all the people who want us to return home in peace. Do everything, everything so that we can return home now, as fast as possible.”

He directs his next remarks to freed hostage Keith Siegel, with whom he was held for part of his captivity.

“I want to ask Keith, my friend who was released, and all the other hostages who were already released, to go out to protest, to speak to the media, so that the entire country understands, so that everyone understands, how hard and terrible the situation is here,” says Miran, stressing that the hostages live “in constant fear” of IDF strikes.

“Only a deal, now, will bring us home,” he says, appealing to US President Donald Trump for assistance, as he is “probably the only person in the world strong enough” to make another deal.