{"id":2482868,"date":"2025-09-05T12:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-releases-video-of-two-hostages-in-gaza-city-as-israel-prepares-bombardment\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:43:21","slug":"hamas-releases-video-of-two-hostages-in-gaza-city-as-israel-prepares-bombardment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-releases-video-of-two-hostages-in-gaza-city-as-israel-prepares-bombardment\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas releases video of two hostages in Gaza City as Israel prepares bombardment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-releases-video-of-two-hostages-in-gaza-city-as-israel-prepares-bombardment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482868&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hamas has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-system-glitch-also-uncovered-in-wisconsin-reversal-of-swapped-votes-removes-lead-from-joe-biden\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: System &#039;Glitch&#039; Also Uncovered In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden\">video showing<\/a> two Israeli hostages alive in Gaza City, aiming to pressure israeli Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu to halt the ongoing siege. The footage features captive Guy Gilboa-Dalal being driven through Gaza and reading a statement demanding an immediate ceasefire. Another hostage, Alon Ohel, also appears briefly in the video. Currently, about 47 Israeli hostages remain in Hamas custody, with roughly 20 believed to be alive.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, Israel continues its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-gop-plan-to-oppose-bidens-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Inside the GOP Plan to Oppose Biden\u2019s Iran Deal\">military efforts<\/a> in Gaza, claiming control over approximately 40% of Gaza City as it targets Hamas infrastructure, including sniper positions, command centers, and tunnels. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) state thay will conduct precise strikes to minimize civilian casualties, although about 200,000 Palestinians are expected to defy evacuation orders, with many taking refuge in churches.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu faces criticism from Knesset members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missionary-held-hostage-by-islamic-extremists-for-over-6-years-says-fbi-withheld-info-misled-wife\/\" title=\"FBI accused of hiding information and deceiving wife of missionary held captive for 6+ years by Islamic extremists.\">hostage families<\/a>, and former captives for refusing to negotiate a deal for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-sparks-anger-by-releasing-disturbing-hostage-video\/\" title=\"... Sparks Anger by Releasing Disturbing ... Video\">hostages&#8217; safe release<\/a>, despite public and expert calls for an agreement. Former hostage Iair Horn protested the government&#8217;s stance,highlighting the prolonged captivity of his brother and others. The conflict and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hostage situation remain highly tense amid escalating military actions<\/a> and humanitarian concerns. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hamas releases video of two hostages in Gaza City as Israel prepares bombardment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2219288\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terrorist group Hamas<\/a> released video of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two Israeli hostages<\/a> alive inside Gaza City, hoping to dissuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from continuing his siege of the stronghold.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas published footage on Friday showing captive Israeli citizen Guy Gilboa-Dalal being driven through different parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza City<\/a>. The hostage was apparently forced to read a statement by his captors demanding an immediate ceasefire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3793654\/xi-jinping-bonds-kim-jong-un-socialism\/\">Xi Jinping bonds with Kim Jong Un over &#8216;common ideals&#8217; of socialism at first meeting in years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3793149\/europe-troops-ukraine-security-guarantee-trump-backstop\/\">Europe pledges troops for Ukraine security guarantee, admits it needs a Trump backstop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3793010\/idf-expects-roughly-200000-palestinians-to-defy-gaza-city-evacuation-order\/\">IDF expects roughly 200,000 Palestinians to defy Gaza City evacuation order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is all we want, we just want it to end,&rdquo; Gilboa-Dalal is heard saying. &ldquo;We want to return to our families. Please bring us back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gal Dalal, center, talks about his brother Guy Gilboa-Galal, who is currently held hostage by Hamas during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs bipartisan roundtable discussion with family members of the Americans held hostage by Hamas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gilboa-Dalal was also briefly joined in the car by fellow hostage Alon Ohel, who repeatedly said, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe I&rsquo;m seeing you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 47 Israeli hostages are still held by Hamas, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.<\/p>\n<p>Israel claims to be in control of about 40% of Gaza City as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3793010\/idf-expects-roughly-200000-palestinians-to-defy-gaza-city-evacuation-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">efforts to eradicate Hamas<\/a> and rescue the hostages escalate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the coming days, the [Israel Defense Forces] will carry out precise strikes against Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza City,&rdquo; the Israeli military said. &ldquo;The IDF has conducted extensive intelligence and identified significant Hamas terrorist activity within a wide variety of infrastructure sites in Gaza City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The IDF posted a statement to social media on Friday alleging to have found sniper positions, command centers, and tunnels extending under the city. The post included a 3D animated map showing the reported positions of this Hamas infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas exploits civilian infrastructure in Gaza, endangering the civilian population in Gaza,&rdquo; the IDF statement continued. &ldquo;Numerous measures will be taken to minimize the risk of harming civilians as much as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> has been criticized by his opponents in the Knesset, the families of hostages, and former captives themselves for refusing to strike a deal for their safe release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Government of Israel &mdash; drop the excuses! A deal is necessary now, before it&rsquo;s too late,&rdquo; the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a Thursday statement. &ldquo;A framework for the return of the hostages and an end to the war is on the table, but Netanyahu continues to torpedo it for political considerations, against the will of more than 80% of the nation, and against the advice of the security establishment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A poster depicting Israeli hostage Alon Ohel is displayed in Re&rsquo;im, southern Israel at the Gaza border, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at a memorial site for the Nova music festival site where he was kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo\/Maya Alleruzzo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former hostage Iair Horn, who was released by Hamas as part of the first exchange earlier this year, spoke at a protest against the government on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my life, I never imagined that we&rsquo;d get to day 700, and I&rsquo;d be standing here speaking about my brother Eitan, who is still hostage, and about my friends who are still held in captivity,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There aren&rsquo;t enough hands to hold all these signs, and so we need you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3793010\/idf-expects-roughly-200000-palestinians-to-defy-gaza-city-evacuation-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IDF EXPECTS ROUGHLY 200,000 PALESTINIANS TO DEFY GAZA CITY EVACUATION ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel has issued multiple orders to evacuate Gaza City but expects about 200,000 Palestinians to ignore the directive.<\/p>\n<p>Christians are among the demographics refusing to leave the area, instead cloistering in churches and hoping that the IDF will not attack the holy sites. The Israeli military has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3479637\/idf-strike-catholic-church-gaza-accidental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously struck other churches in Gaza<\/a>, later calling the attacks accidental.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF struck the Mushtaha tower, a high-rise building in Rimal, on Friday, claiming it was being used as a surveillance center for Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas shares video of two hostages amid Gaza assault plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2482870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25043737797546.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[60876,50400,21509],"class_list":["post-2482868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gaza-city","tag-hamas-2","tag-hostages"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25043737797546.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482868"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482872,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482868\/revisions\/2482872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}