Idan Alexander, a New Jersey native, appears in a creepy video posted by Hamas on Saturday, warning that he and the rest of the hostages captured by the terrorist organization over a year ago may not have long to live. was suggesting.
The 20-year-old Israeli soldier appears in a three-and-a-half-minute video titled “Soon…time is running out” where he introduces himself and says he has been a Hamas prisoner for more than 420 days. The Jerusalem Post reported.
He is then shown covering his face and crying before delivering a forced message in Hebrew to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump.
In it, he accuses Netanyahu of “ignoring rather than protecting” Israeli citizens and soldiers. He also called on President Trump to “dedicate the full power of the United States to negotiations to secure American freedom.”
The Tenafly native was stationed near Gaza when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and abducting at least 250 more. Hamas still holds 101 people hostage, including Alexander and six other American citizens.
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum called it this. Calling the video “shocking”, the statement said it was “conclusive evidence that despite all rumors, there are living hostages and that they are suffering immensely. ” he said.
“One year after the first and only agreement, it is clear to everyone that the return of the hostages is only possible by agreement,” the statement said. “The urgency to bring all 101 hostages home after more than 420 days of abuse, starvation and darkness cannot be overstated.”
Hamas posted the creepy video after the Israel Defense Forces confirmed the killing of a terrorist during a drone strike in the southern Gaza Strip early Saturday.
Terrorist Ahed Kadi took part in the October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz and was employed by the aid organization World Central Kitchen, the Times of Israel reported.
Two employees of celebrity chef Jose Andre's Nobel Prize candidate organization were also killed.
“We are heartbroken to learn that a vehicle carrying colleagues from World Central Kitchen was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip,” the group said in a statement. In a statement regarding X.
World Central Kitchen claimed it had “no knowledge” that some of its staff were “suspected of links to the October 7 Hamas attack” and that it was “currently suspending operations in Gaza.” did.
In related news, Israel has attacked multiple targets in Lebanon for violating the ceasefire and announced a curfew in southern Lebanon.
