Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250510-hamas-releases-video-of-two-israeli-hostages-alive-in-gaza
The pair were identified by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum campaign group as Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana, who were kidnapped during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the war.
The undated three-minute video footage released by Hamas's Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades shows one of the hostages, 36-year-old Bohbot, visibly weak and lying on the floor wrapped in a blanket.
The second hostage, Ohana, 24, speaks in Hebrew urging the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining captives -- a similar message to statements made by other hostages, likely under duress, in previous videos released by Hamas.
In a statement, Bohbot's family said that "Elkana and Yosef are crying out to be saved. While all the people of Israel hear their calls, a handful of decision-makers refuse to listen," echoing criticism of the Israeli government for failing to bring back the hostages.
"How much more can we bear? How much more can they endure? The fact that they are still there is a disgrace," the family said.
Hostage Yosef-Chaim Ohana claims Elkana Bohbot self-harmed in Hamas propaganda video
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-853432
Hamas published a propaganda video on its Telegram channel Saturday evening, giving a sign of life to two hostages. The two hostages in the video are Elkana Bohbot, 35, and Yosef-Chaim Ohana, 24.
Hamas previously published a video of the two in late March. The two were kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023. In the last video published of them, they looked pale and were sitting on the floor.
During the propaganda video, Bohbot appears too sick to function, with Ohana claiming that Bohbot has been self-harming. Ohana states that he, along with a Hamas terrorist, intervened a few days ago in order to stop Bohbot from harming himself again.
"We have lost our world and our hope," Bohbot appears to say.
Ohana also appears to reference Sara Netanyahu's statement that fewer than 24 hostages remain alive, stating "It seems she knows what you don't."
Ohana also states that Bohbot appears unwilling to eat or drink, adding, "We have little food in this terrible reality. I have also stopped eating, as the fate of my colleague (Bohbot) is also my fate," Ohana added.
"Our fate is in your hands," Ohana says in a message to Israeli authorities, before adding that "your hands are stained with blood, you who are making decisions. It's time to stop this war. Time is running out," he appears to conclude.
