The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a new video on Saturday showing an Israeli captive who appeared to have been severely wounded in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
“I am detainee number 24. We were bombed after the ceasefire ended, and we escaped death. That’s why we went down into the tunnels. We were bombed again while being underground,” the captive said in the video.
The captive criticized the strategy of the Israeli government, which he blamed for his current ordeal.
“My health is critical. There is no access to medication, and seeking medical help is impossible. I do not know what happened to my mate who was with me,” he added.
The captive urged Israelis to continue protesting against Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and pressuring him to agree to a prisoner swap deal in order for him and the other Israelis in Gaza to return home.
The Hebrew media identified the captive in the video as Maxim Herkin, an Israeli-Russian citizen.
كتائب القسام تنشر رسالة أسير إسرائيلي بعد نجاته من قصف الاحتلال، بعنوان:
"وأنا سأقول ما هي (الحرب النفسية) الحقيقية؟ "الحرب النفسية الحقيقية التي هي بداخلي". pic.twitter.com/h7XoNf3GMN
— وكالة سند للأنباء – Snd News Agency (@Snd_pal) May 3, 2025
