‘Gaza operation will turn into their murder’: Families of hostages respond to Hamas video

“This action poses an immediate and direct danger to our loved ones who have been languishing in Hamas’s tunnels for 700 days. Sadly, we have not heard of any way to protect them, nor has any plan been presented to us that would ensure that Operation Gideon’s Chariots B will not turn into ‘Murder of the Six part-two,” the Headquarters said in a statement.

“Forty-eight of our loved ones are at risk of being murdered and disappearing forever in the ruins of Gaza,” the statement added.

Relatives of hostages and supporters take part in a protest demanding the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and calling for the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Families of hostages also said that the IDF has no precise information on the location of the hostages, making the ongoing operation in Gaza City, risky.

Hamas shares new video of hostages

In the video, Gilboa-Dalal, who is shown with short hair, is wearing a dark blue shirt and sitting in the backseat of a car.

Time is running out’, Hamas wrote on Telegram as it shared the video of hostages.

The video showed the car in several locations in Gaza City, including outside the Red Crescent headquarters.

“This is all we want, we just want it to end,” he is heard saying in the video. “We want to return to our families. Please bring us back.”

The video also showed Gilboa-Dalal meeting Alon Ohel, a 22-year-old who was seen alive for the first time since his abduction around 700 days ago. The two were seen seated inside the car and appeared surprised to see each other. “I can’t believe I’m seeing you,” Gilboa-Dalal is heard saying in the video.

Gilboa-Dalal, who was previously seen in another hostage video in February, said that it was filmed on August 28.

According to Israeli media reports, this was the first time hostages were seen aboveground, while all the previous videos of them were filmed underground.

The video is seen as a psychological attempt to slow down the Israeli military’s operation in Gaza. In the video, Gilboa-Dalal stated that he and the other remaining hostages would remain in Gaza City, and Hamas would move them to wherever the IDF operates.

Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid  called the video “another painful reminder that Israel must return to negotiations for the return of the hostages and try to close a deal.”

“We must do everything to bring them back home. I’m sending strength to the family, you are not alone, we are with you,” he said in a post on X.

48 hostages still in Gaza

A total of 251 people were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, following the cross-border terror attack. Around 200 of them have since returned to Israel following the ceasefire. Last week, the Israeli military had recovered the bodies of two hostages from Gaza City. Israeli authorities believe only 20 hostages are alive out of 48 still in Gaza.

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