WARNING: This story contains graphic video and descriptions of women being violently taken hostage, as well as discussion of sexual assault. Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war.
The captives' families hoped the footage would increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a truce with Hamas and secure the hostages' release. The government saw the release of the subtitled three-minute clip to national and international media as an opportunity to shore up support. "These girls are still in the captivity of Hamas.
Please don't look away," government spokesperson David Mencer told reporters. "Watch the film. Support Israel in bringing our people home.
" The footage shows the young women, all of them stunned and some bloodied, being bound and bundled into a jeep. "I have friends in Palestine," one of the conscripts, Naama Levy, 19, pleads in English. One of the gunmen can be heard shouting back in Arabic: "You are dogs! We will step on you, dogs!" Another gunman tells a captive: "You're beautiful.
" WARNING: The below video contains graphic footage of physical abuse and injured women : Israeli families post video of women taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 2 hours ago Duration 3:15 WARNING: This video contains graphic content. The families of five Israelis held hostage by Hamas released footage of the female army consc.
