TEEN HOSTAGES IN GAZA BEG FOR HELP
A DISTURBING propaganda video released by Hamas features two teenage hostages whose plight was first told by the Mail.
In the horrifying clip, Daniela Gilboa and Karina Ariev, both 19, are filmed begging to be rescued and returned to their families in Israel.
It is the first time the girls have been seen alive since they were violently kidnapped by terrorists on October 7.
Pictures of their bloodied and bruised faces, published in the Mail earlier this month, have become a symbol of the campaign demanding the release of all remaining hostages.
The video of Daniela and Karina came hours after the International
Court of Justice affirmed Israel’s right to continue its war against Hamas. Its judges were responding to a claim by South Africa that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. The court, which is the primary judicial body of the United Nations, called for the ‘immediate’ release of hostages held by Hamas – but also for Israel to take steps toward preventing genocidal acts.
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the ruling by vowing Israel would ‘defend ourselves and our citizens while adhering to international law’.
In the video of the two teenagers, which also features a third hostage, veterinary nurse Doron Steinbrecher, 30, Hamas warns that time is running out.
In the five-minute clip, allegedly filmed on January 21, the women are forced to blame Israel for the war. Speaking to the camera, Daniela states: ‘I have spent 107 days in Hamas captivity and I don’t know if and when I can go back home.
‘I am subjected to bombing and fire 24 hours a day. I am afraid for my life. To my dear family… I am asking you to do all you can to get me home alive.’
There are still 136 hostages being held in Gaza – including 19 female hostages.