The recently released Israeli hostages said on Monday that those held in Hamas captivity have no time as they are being kept in deplorable conditions inside Gaza.
Iair Horn, an Israeli-Argentinian freed from Hamas captivity on Saturday, has issued a video message calling for the urgent release of the captives remaining in Gaza.
In his message, which aired at a rally in Tel Aviv, Horn said, “I was there. I was in Hamas’s tunnels. I experienced it firsthand, and I’m telling you, the hostages don’t have time.”
Horn, whose brother, Eitan, remains in Gaza, added, “We don’t have time. They must be brought back now… Bring back my brother and all of the hostages.”
Similar complaints have also come from Palestinians who were also released as part of a hostage swap deal under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
There are concerns raised by the humanitarian agencies that have urged both Israel and Hamas to hasten up the prisoner exchanges to facilitate long-lasting peace.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in their fragile Gaza ceasefire's initial phase.
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Additionally, Israel is expecting to receive the bodies of four hostages from Hamas on Thursday, officials told reporters on Monday.
The agreement between Hamas and Israel stipulates that the bodies of a number of hostages will be returned to Tel Aviv on the 33rd day of the ceasefire.
Hamas has said that the names of hostages will be given to Israel on Thursday morning and the bodies will be transported to the Abu Kabir forensic institute by IDF ambulances.
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