The Hamas terror group has published a propaganda video showing hostage Iair Horn, who was released from captivity two weeks ago, saying goodbye to his brother Eitan, who is still being held in the Gaza Strip.
The video shows Iair Horn, Eitan Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen, and two more hostages whose identies are unknown as Hamas blurred their faces in the video, sitting in a room.
The five hostages are seen embracing, ahead of the release of two of them. Iair Horn and Dekel-Chen were released from captivity on February 15.
Eitan Horn calls on the Israeli government to sign on the second phase of the ceasefire deal and secure his release.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has requested that media outlets not publish the video or stills from it until the families of the hostages have approved the publication.
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