Israel rages against Hamas propaganda video showing three elderly hostages
'I don't understand why we have been abandoned here,' Chaim Peri, 79, says in the video
Hamas has released another propaganda video of three Israeli hostages in Gaza who are begging to be released.
Chaim Peri, 79, Amiram Cooper, 84, and Yoram Metzger, 80 are all seen in the video, looking frail and pale, with long beards. All of them were abducted from their homes in kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.
“I am here with a group of older people, they all have chronic illnesses and are living in very harsh conditions. We are the generation who built the foundation of Israel. We were the ones who started the IDF. I don’t understand why we have been abandoned here,” Cham Peri says in the video.
Yoram Metzger’s son, Rani, reacted to the video after it was released saying his father looked “years older” and that he isn’t in a “good condition. Everything must be done to bring [the hostages] home,” he told KAN Public Broadcaster.
IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari lambasted the video as “atrocious terror.”
“It shows the cruelty of Hamas against elderly civilians, innocents, who require medical attention. The world must work to allow medical aid and to verify their condition,” he added.
U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby reiterated Hagari’s statement, saying it was another example of Hamas’ “depravity and their brutality against innocent life.”
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
