Hamas releases audio of alleged Israeli soldier

Al-Monitor Staff

Jun 7, 2021

Ilan Mengistu (L), brother of Avera Mengistu (C), one of two Israelis held by Hamas in Gaza since 2014, attends a press conference organized by the captives' families calling for their release, in Jerusalem on Sept. 6, 2018. — THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images

Hamas has released an audio clip of an alleged Israeli soldier held by the militant group, as well as video footage of a soldier released in 2011.

On Sunday, Al Jazeera Arabic’s “Tip of the Iceberg” program aired audio of a man whom Hamas identified as an Israeli soldier detained by the group's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. In the clip, the man can be heard saying “I die every day anew” and asking whether "Israel still exists."