Israel – Jerusalem Post, Sept. 22, 2025
Ohel has been held in the Gaza Strip for 717 days as of the video’s publication.
The Hamas terrorist organization published a propaganda video of hostage Alon Ohel on Monday afternoon.
Ohel has been held in the Gaza Strip for 717 days, as of the video’s publication.
The publication of the footage follows an earlier post by Hamas in which the terror group released a photo of an unidentified hostage.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters have requested that any footage or related media released by Hamas or the Islamic Jihad not be published without permission from the family. Ohel’s parents also said that the “video content constitutes psychological terror, and we ask that it not be shared.”
His parents, Idit and Kobi, said Monday evening that the video released by Hamas left them “shaking and in pain.” The parents said, “Alon appears thin, distressed, and losing his vision,” and demanded that eye doctors examine and treat Alon as a condition for any negotiations or additional aid to Hamas, following previous reports that the hostage has lost vision in his right eye.
