Today, Hamas released a new video that shows hostages Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Chaim Ochana alive, marking the latest installment in the terror group’s ongoing psychological campaign. The families of both men have given their consent to share the footage publicly.

This video release is widely seen as part of Hamas’ psychological warfare strategy, aiming to apply pressure and shift focus as Israel’s military campaign intensifies and advances deeper into Gaza.
The two hostages were first shown in a video distributed by Hamas on March 24. That recording referenced the breakdown of the ceasefire and the resurgence of combat in Gaza as of March 18. A second clip, featuring only Bohbot, was issued on April 19, in which he addressed his wife, Rivka, and made mention of hostilities in Lebanon.
Bohbot, a 35-year-old resident of Mevaseret Zion, was abducted while working with the production team at the Nova music festival in Re’im. At 8:00 a.m. that morning, he reassured his wife by phone, saying, “Everything is fine, I’m trying to evacuate people, I will come home.” Shortly after that call, all communication ceased. Later that day, Rivka saw a video circulating online—sent to her by a friend of Elkana’s—which confirmed her worst fears: he had been taken captive.
Ochana, age 24, from Kiryat Malachi, was also seized at the Nova event. Initially declared missing, his status remained uncertain for two weeks until officials confirmed he had been taken to Gaza. Eyewitnesses from the festival reported that Yosef had been helping the wounded before being captured.

{Matzav.com Israel}