Hamas posts harrowing video of NJ native and Israeli hostages delivering coercive messages to Netanyahu, Trump

Hamas posted a chilling video Saturday of New Jersey native Idan Alexander, suggesting that the days may be numbered for him and the other remaining hostages captured by the terrorist group more than a year ago.

The 20-year-old Israeli soldier was featured in the three-and-a-half-minute video titled “Soon … Time is Running Out,” introducing himself and saying he has been a prisoner of Hamas for over 420 days, The Jerusalem Post writes.

He is later shown covering his face and crying before delivering compelling messages in Hebrew to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and incoming US President Donald Trump.

In it, he accuses Netanyahu of “neglecting” Israeli citizens and soldiers instead of “protecting them. He also calls on Trump to use “the full power of the United States to negotiate for our freedom.”

The Tenafly native was stationed near Gaza when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and abducting at least another 250. Hamas still holds 101 hostages, including Alexander and six other American citizens.

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum called the video “shocking”, saying in a statement that the video is “clear evidence that despite all the rumors – there are live hostages and they are suffering greatly.”

“One year after the first and only agreement, it is clear to everyone: returning the hostages is only possible through an agreement,” the statement said. “After more than 420 days of uninterrupted abuse, starvation and darkness, the urgency of bringing all 101 hostages home cannot be overstated.”

Hamas posted the ominous video after the IDF confirmed earlier Saturday that it had killed a terrorist during a drone strike in the southern Gaza Strip.

The terrorist, Ahed Qadih, took part in the October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz and was employed by the World Central Kitchen aid organization, The Times of Israel reported.

Two other workers for celebrity chef Jose Andre’s Nobel Prize-nominated organization were also killed.

“We are devastated to share that a vehicle carrying colleagues from World Central Kitchen was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza,” the organization said. in a statement on X.

World Central Kitchen insisted it was “not aware” of any of its employees having “alleged links to the October 7 Hamas attack” and is “pausing operations in Gaza at this time.”

In related news, Israel hit several targets in Lebanon that it said violated the ceasefire and said it will impose a curfew on southern Lebanon.