Overview
- Ohel appears in a short clip that shows him watching a segment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he urges continued public protests for the hostages.
- In the video, Ohel warns that ongoing Israeli strikes, including the assault on Gaza City, put hostages’ lives at risk and asks the United States to stop backing Netanyahu’s decisions.
- His parents say he looks terrified and thin, report deteriorating vision in his right eye, and request immediate access for eye specialists as a condition for any further negotiations or aid to Hamas.
- Reuters cited an official saying the family consented to media identifying Ohel but did not authorize publication of the video itself.
- Israeli officials characterize such releases as psychological warfare; Ohel has been held in Gaza since October 7, 2023, with this clip following another sign-of-life video earlier in September.