The household of hostage Alon Ohel on Saturday permitted the publication of a photograph from a propaganda video launched by Hamas the day prior to this. The video, which additionally included hostage Man Gilboa-Dalal, was the primary time Ohel had been seen alive since he was taken hostage together with 250 others throughout the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, assault on Israel.
The household requested Israeli media to not publish different footage of him from the video, or particulars on his look in it that they didn’t share themselves. Within the video, Man Gilboa-Dalal is partly seen above floor, inside a automobile. He refers to being held captive for 22 months, which might point out that the footage was filmed not too long ago.
Ohel, 24, a proficient pianist, went to the Supernova desert rave with a number of associates, reaching the occasion at 5:30 a.m., an hour earlier than the Hamas assault started. Ohel and his associates fled to a subject shelter, which was later attacked by terrorists, with lots of these inside murdered.
Ohel was taken captive together with Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Eliya Cohen and Or Levy. Goldberg-Polin was murdered in captivity, whereas the latter two have been launched as a part of hostage offers.
Ohel’s household received their first sign of life for him throughout a ceasefire in February, when launched hostages reported having been held alongside him. On the time, his mom mentioned she was informed that he was being held ravenous in chains in a Hamas tunnel, and had a number of untreated accidents.
His household mentioned, following the discharge of the newest vide,o that medical consultants had informed them he was blind in a single eye.
L: Hamas-held hostage Alon Ohel (Courtesy); R: Man Gilboa-Dalal, held hostage by Hamas, is seen in a propaganda video, which additionally confirmed Ohel, that the phobia group launched on September 5, 2025.
“We have been shocked to see Alon’s situation. After consulting with eye specialists in Israel and all over the world, it’s clear that Alon has misplaced sight in his proper eye,” the household mentioned in an announcement.
“The frequent blinking we observe signifies extreme problem focusing and seeing for prolonged durations,” it added.
“No worldwide legislation permits holding an injured civilian captive with out correct medical remedy,” the household mentioned. “The duty for Alon’s well-being lies along with his captors and Hamas management, who’re obligated to protect his life and well being in response to worldwide legislation.”
Alon’s mom, Idit, informed Channel 12 information that she might “hardly acknowledge” her son within the propaganda video.
“We went by a really tough weekend, seeing my son. There are moments after I hardly acknowledge Alony,” Idit informed the community. “His voice is damaged. It’s completely clear that he doesn’t see properly; he can’t see along with his proper eye, and he can’t focus his imaginative and prescient.”
“On the one hand, it was so transferring after such a very long time not seeing Alon, however then again, it was laborious. Laborious to see him wanting like that,” she added.
In February, the Kan public broadcaster reported that there have been indications that Ohel might lose his sight because of shrapnel accidents, amongst different wounds. The evaluation was made based mostly on the testimonies of freed hostages.
Idit Ohel, mom of hostage Alon Ohel, speaks throughout a rally calling for the discharge of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostage Sq. in Tel Aviv, March 8, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
The brand new video was launched as a significant new Israeli offensive looms in Gaza Metropolis, the place Gilboa-Dalal mentioned within the clip that he was situated. Many hostages’ households have campaigned towards the offensive, saying it’ll put their family members’ lives in grave hazard and that the one path to liberating them is a deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the households of each hostages following the publication of the video, in response to the Prime Minister’s Workplace.
The PMO burdened that “the struggle can finish instantly underneath the situations set by Israel,” itemizing them as “the discharge of all our hostages, each the residing and the fallen; the disarmament of Hamas; the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip; Israeli safety management within the Gaza Strip; and the institution of an alternate civilian administration that won’t pose a menace to Israel.”
“No malicious propaganda video will weaken our resolve or divert us from our dedication to attain these targets,” Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned,
