The Hamas terror group has released a propaganda video showing signs of life from hostage Liri Albag, 19.
The three-and-a-half-minute-long video is not dated, though Albag states that she has been held for over 450 days, indicating it was filmed recently.
Albag, a surveillance soldier stationed at the Nahal Oz post, was abducted along with six others by Hamas terrorists on October 7. One was rescued and another was recovered dead after she was murdered in captivity. The other five — Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Naama Levy and Daniella Gilboa — are still hostages.
Hamas has previously issued similar videos of hostages the terror group is holding, in what Israel says is deplorable psychological warfare.
Albag’s family ask that the media not publish the video or images from it.
Most Israeli media do not carry the video clips published by Hamas unless the families expressly request so.
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