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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 the Israel Defense Forces as cruel.

The two-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.”


  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. via REUTERS 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. via REUTERS

The women thank Hamas in Arabic, according to The Times of Israel, before they footage shows them being brought 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 then led away by members of the Red Cross.


  Military vehicles are lined up at the Israeli Ofer prison in the West Bank city of Beitunia, on Jan. 25, 2025, awaiting the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of a swap for Israelis held hostage in Gaza. AP Military vehicles are lined up at the Israeli Ofer prison in the West Bank city of Beitunia, on Jan. 25, 2025, awaiting the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of a swap for Israelis held hostage in Gaza. AP

IDF spokesman Rear Admr. 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.

The clip echoed similar footage published by the terror group showing the release of the first three hostages under the current cease-fire deal. 

The women — Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher — also were filmed last week being loaded into a car and receiving bizarre “gift bags,” which contained photos of the women during their time in captivity along with a commemorative photo of Gaza, according to Ynet

The freed hostages later called the gift bags a “cynical game” that apparently was meant to manipulate them, according to the Jerusalem Post.

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