The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

Hamas released new footage of hostages on Saturday. The undated video is the first time the captives, Omri Miran and American Israeli Keith Siegal, have been seen since they were taken by Hamas on October 7th.

The militant group is releasing videos to get a hostage deal and end the fighting before Israel launches a fresh offensive.

Hamas released a distressing video featuring hostage Nadav Popplewell, a British national abducted during the October 7 attack. The captive, visibly under duress with a black eye, delivers a chilling

As Israel gears for the Rafah ground offensive, Hamas's armed wing has released another hostage video mounting pressure on Tel Aviv to work out a truce deal. In the video, a man identifies himself as Nadav Popplewell, 51, who had been held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nirim.

In the released video, the hostage who is a British national, and is seen speaking under duress, with a visible black eye but no other apparent injuries.

Hamas has released a hostage video showing a well-known Israeli-American who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza.

The U.S. secretary of state warned that Israel’s victories over Hamas may not be “sustainable.” By Liam Stack, Aaron Boxerman and Eric Nagourney Liam Stack reported from Tel Aviv and Aaron Boxerman from Jerusalem.

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday that another one of the hostages abducted during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel has died.