Israel’s Counteroffer Emerges as Hamas Publishes Proof of Life Propaganda Video
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations last night regarding a ceasefire-hostage release proposal forwarded by mediating countries, according to the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday. The PMO also noted that Israel responded to the Hamas terror group this afternoon with its own counteroffer, crafted “in full coordination with the US.”
This comes after an Israeli official told the Walla news site earlier today that Hamas agreed to an Egyptian proposal: release five living hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire set to begin over Eid al-Fitr, which starts Sunday evening. The official also noted that the bodies of slain hostages would be released during the ceasefire, though specific numbers were not provided.
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Amid these developments, a propaganda video featuring Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot was published with his family’s approval. In the three-minute clip, Bohbot, visibly distraught, pleads for his release so he can reunite with his wife and son. “Do you not understand? I want to get out of here!” he exclaims. Addressing the Histadrut Labor Federation, he laments, “I’m choking, I’m choking,” as he pleads for protection and an end to his captivity. Shortly after, his family issued a brief statement: “We have nothing to add to what Elkana cried out for.”
On Saturday night, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum issued a powerful press release calling on Israel’s leadership to secure the release of all 59 hostages. In a heartfelt statement, Hamas captivity survivor Iair Horn, whose brother Eitan remains in captivity, recounted the horrors of his 498‑day ordeal underground, without water, sunlight, or fresh air. He warned that the hostages now fear becoming collateral damage and pleaded for a comprehensive deal so that families can celebrate Passover together, with both the living reunited and the deceased honored.
