New footage shows six Israeli captives held in Gaza tunnel prior to deaths

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffDecember 12, 2025 at 01:31 PM
New footage shows six Israeli captives held in Gaza tunnel prior to deaths

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Israeli media aired footage showing six Israeli captives in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza observing Hanukkah in December 2023. The video, recovered by the Israeli military, depicts Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Alex Lobanov lighting candles and engaging in activities like eating and playing games. The captives were killed approximately eight months later in Rafah's Tal as-Sultan neighborhood on August 29, 2024, according to Israeli reports, and their remains were recovered by the military two days later. The Israeli military claims the footage was filmed by Hamas for propaganda purposes but was never released. Goldberg-Polin is shown missing part of his arm, injured during the October 7, 2023 attack.

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Gaza

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