Hamas published a video featuring what is believed to be the voice of Gaza hostage Noa Argamani in captivity, Israeli media reported on Friday.
The Hostages & Missing Families Forum provided the following statement shortly afterwards:
“Recently, Hamas released a video with the voice of Noa Argamani, whose been in Hamas captivity for 238 days. The Argamani Family has requested not to broadcast the video.”
Later, the forum provided the following statement, allowing the publication of the video: “After assessing the situation and receiving additional information, the Argamani family has approved the use of a video in which Noa Argamani was heard while being held hostage by Hamas. Alongside Noa’s voice, drawings are shown, which the family believes to be scribbles that Noa has drawn..”
The forum statement continued, saying, “125 men and women have been held hostage by Hamas for 238 days. The Israeli government must hear the call and act decisively, without the need for any propaganda video from Hamas, to swiftly reach a deal to bring the hostages home!.”
The hostage video
In the video, the voice identified as Argamani said “I am imprisoned with Al-Qassam Brigades. I have been in captivity for more than 237 days and do not know till when.
“I say to the people of Israel: Have you become government partners with Netanyahu, Gallant and Gantz? Will my fate together with my colleagues be like Ron Arad’s fate?
“Let thousands of women and men come out and block the streets of Tel Aviv and do not return home until we return home. Do not put our fate in the hands of Netanyahu and the War Council.”
“Time is running out. The people must decide. We don’t want to die here.”
This is the third hostage video released this week, the two prior ones released were sent out by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
About Noa Argamani
Argamani has previously featured in Hamas’s hostage videos, which they publish as part of an ongoing campaign of psychological terror. In January she appeared alongside fellow captives Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38. Both Svirsky and Sharabi were later reported as having been killed.
Noa’s mother Liora Argamani has stage 4 brain cancer. Liora has repeatedly expressed her desire to see her daughter again.
Argamani was kidnapped from the Nova music festival. A video of her riding off on the back of a motorcycle with Hamas terrorists on October 7 went viral.