STORY: Hamas released a video on Friday (September 5) of two Israeli hostages seized from a music festival in Israel in October 2023, one of whom said he was being held in Gaza City, where the Israeli military has launched a major offensive to wipe out the militant group.

Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel are two of 48 people still being held by Hamas in Gaza, with 20 thought to still be alive.

Hamas initially took 251 hostages into the enclave after its cross-border raid on southern Israeli communities that Israel says killed 1,200 people, triggering the war. More than 64,000 Palestinians have since been killed, Gaza health authorities say, with much of the densely populated enclave laid to ruin and its residents facing a humanitarian crisis.

The video was edited and featured Gilboa-Dalal speaking for around three-and-a-half minutes. He is seen in a car for some of the video dated August 28. Reuters could not independently determine when the video was recorded.

In the complete video, Gilboa-Dalal says that he is being held in Gaza City along with several other hostages and that he is afraid of being killed by Israel's offensive on the city.

The identity of the hostage was verified from his facial features which match file photos previously released by The Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Reuters was not able to independently verify the location or the date when the video was filmed.

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Hamas releases video of Israeli hostage held in Gaza

VIDEO SHOWS: HAMAS VIDEO OF ISRAELI HOSTAGE GUY GILBOA-DALAL / STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES GUY GILBOA-DALAL AND ALON OHEL

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:

HAMAS VIDEO VERIFIED BY:

- FACIAL FEATURES OF HOSTAGES' MATCH FILE PHOTOS OF THEM PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BY THE HOSTAGES AND MISSING FAMILIES FORUM

- LOCATION AND DATE NOT VERIFIED

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SHOWS: GIVEN AS GAZA (GIVEN AS AUGUST 28, 2025) (HAMAS MILITARY WING - No Resale / No Archive / Must on-screen courtesy Hamas Military Wing)

1. VIDEO RELEASED BY HAMAS ARMED WING, SHOWING ISRAELI HOSTAGE HELD BY HAMAS, GUY GILBOA-DALAL / GILBOA-DALAL SAYING (Hebrew) / TRANSLATED INTO ARABIC SUBTITLES: "I am Guy Gilboa-Dalal, prisoner at Al-Qassam brigades in Gaza City. Today is Thursday (August 28, 2025) / GILBOA-DALAL SAYING (Hebrew) / TRANSLATED INTO ARABIC SUBTITLES: "This is all what we want, we want this to end. We want to go back to our families, please bring us back (home)."

UNKNOWN LOCATION (FILE - UNKNOWN DATE) (HOSTAGE FAMILIES FORUM - Access all) (MUTE)

2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF GILBOA-DALAL

3. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF ISRAELI HOSTAGE HELD BY HAMAS, ALO OHEL