A twisted propaganda video Hamas terrorists published in an attempt to spin the four hostages’ release Saturday in a celebratory light after they were held 477 days in captivity was slammed by IDF as cruel.
The 2-minute, 53-second clip, released by the terror group’s Al-Qassam Brigades military wing, shows the four soldiers — Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag — dressed in military-style garb and seated in a white SUV, where they are given framed certificates with their “prisoner release form,” as well as a keychain and “gift bags.”
The women thank Hamas in Arabic, according to The Times of Israel, before they are brought out onto a stage in Gaza City, surrounded by thousands of cheering onlookers and gun-toting terrorists being showered with confetti by an elderly woman.
After waving and smiling to the crowd, the hostages are led away by members of the Red Cross.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari tore into Hamas for demonstrating its “cruelty” by organizing a “cynical ceremony,” according to TOI.
Hamas “presented a misrepresentation of treatment and care for the hostages, while in reality, it is cruelly holding innocent civilians for 477 days,” he said.