Hamas Posts Video of 3 Elderly Israeli Hostages

Hamas Posts Video of 3 Elderly Israeli Hostages
Three Israeli hostages appear in footage by Hamas at a location given as Gaza, in this still image obtained from handout video released on Dec. 18, 2023. Hamas Military Wing/Handout via Reuters
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CAIRO—Hamas released a short video on Monday showing three elderly Israeli hostages whom the terrorists group seized during its Oct. 7 rampage. Israel denounced it as a “criminal, terrorist video.”

The three men—identified by Israel as 79-year-old Chaim Peri, 80-year-old Yoram Metzger, and 84-year-old Amiram Cooper—were taken hostage over 10 weeks ago with about 240 others by Hamas infiltrators who carried out a killing spree in Israeli communities.