The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed an army base, part of a wider assault on southern Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people and took 250 hostages.
By Julia Frankel, Associated PressIn this image taken from video provided by the Hostage Families Forum, Israeli female soldiers from the Nahal Oz military base are placed against the wall and shackled by members of Hamas after they were taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023. The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed the Nahal Oz military base, part of the militant group’s wider assault on southern Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people and took about 250 others hostage.
Seven female soldiers who worked as lookouts on the border with Gaza were taken captive from Nahal Oz, said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which released the footage. All were 19 or 20. In this image taken from video provided by the Hostage Families Forum, an Israeli female soldier, from the Nahal Oz military base, is marched to a vehicle by Hamas after she was taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023. The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed the Nahal Oz military base, part of the militant group’s wider assault on southern Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people and took about 250 others hostage.
In the video, the women try to converse with the militants. One says in English, “I have friends in Palestine.”
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