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Monday, December 18, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 18, 2023
Hamas releases propaganda video showing 3 Israeli hostages
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Screen capture from undated propaganda video released by the Hamas terror group on December 18, 2023 shows (L-R) Amiram Cooper, Chaim Peri, and Yoram Metzger, three Israelis held hostage since October 7 in the Gaza Strip. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
The Hamas terror group has published a new propaganda video showing three Israeli hostages.
One man speaking in the video identifies himself as 79-year-old Chaim Peri, who was abducted by Hamas from his Kibbutz Nir Oz home on October 7.
The other two hostages are fellow Nir Oz residents Amiram Cooper, 84, and Yoram Metzger, 80,
There is no information as to when Hamas filmed the video.
