Hamas is blaming Israel for the recent death of Israeli hostage Sahar Baruch, 25, who was taken from Kibbutz Be’eri in the October 7 attacks.
The terrorist group claims Baruch was killed during an attempted rescue earlier in the week.
Hamas released a video this week, showing a blood-soaked floor that suggested Baruch’s body was dragged through the building, along with a photo of the body.
“Amid the continued fighting, Kibbutz Be’eri announced that its resident Sahar Baruch, who was kidnapped and taken hostage in Gaza on October 7, had been murdered while in captivity,” The Times of Israel reported.
“Baruch, a Ben-Gurion University engineering student was with his grandmother, Geula Bachar, as well as his brother, Idan Baruch, 20, a soldier in the IDF’s Education Corps,” the outlet continued.
From Breitbart:
Hamas has a clear motivation in claiming that a hostage was killed during a rescue attempt: it wishes to discourage such attempts, perhaps also hoping to play upon the strong public support within Israel for diplomatic efforts to release the hostages. The IDF has warned people not to circulate propaganda published by Hamas as part of its ongoing psychological warfare efforts.
