Sick moment Israeli hostages are given ‘framed certificate and keychain’ by Hamas terrorists before they are released
THIS is the sickening moment the latest freed Israeli hostages were forced to show off twisted Hamas “leaving gifts” before their release.
A chilling propaganda video by the terrorists shows them reportedly handing the young Israelis a framed certificate and keychain as a grim reminder of their 15-month nightmare in Gaza.
The twisted spectacle was captured and released by Hamas hours after Karina Ariev, 20, Daniela Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Elbag, 19, were handed over to the Red Cross by balaclava-wearing Hamas thugs.
Each brave soldier was believed to have been handed a vile “prisoner release form” along with a certificate and keychain with the Palestinian flag.
The disturbing presents all came in a brown bag with the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, coat of arms on the front.
It shows a masked fighter from the terror group wielding a gun with the now infamous green flag of Hamas in the background.
The same emblem was on the framed certificate along.
The hostages were also forced to wear badges with their personal details on a lanyard with a Palestinian flag pattern, the video shows.
These female IDF soldiers were part of the second set of hostages freed in the fragile ceasefire between the two groups.
The first group – also all women – were given the same sick mementos of their torment.
The hostages were kept in SUVs as huge crowds of Palestinians gathered to watch the historic moment.
The harrowing footage from early on Saturday shows the woman smiling and speaking to one another in the back of a car as gunmen sit with him.
Outside of the SUV, dozens of camo-wearing and rifle-holding terrorists formed a barrier between the crowds.
They drove up to a number of Hamas cars, Red Cross SUVs, and a podium where the girls were officially handed over in the sadistic stunt.
Huge Palestinian flags were waved in the watching crowd and one person held a poster of the assassinated Hamas boss Yahya Al-Sinwar.
The clip released from Hamas’ perspective even shows a woman throwing confetti over the terrorists as they celebrate the trade.
A child is even filmed wrapped up in a Hamas flag with the murderous group’s headband on.
She is holding a gun which is almost as tall as her body with a beaming smile on her face.
The thuggish terrorists then proceed to formally sign documents confirming each hostage’s safe release.
Dozens of cameramen filmed the podium as a Red Cross worker cosigned the papers to make the handover official.
The four hostages were then paraded on stage for the final time by Hamas as they held hands and waved.
This tense and fragile exchange was quickly ended as Red Cross cars were escorted through the crowds of cheering onlookers and out of the square to their freedom.
The IDF later confirmed the women were transferred to the Israeli military and Shin Bet forces in the Gaza Strip.
The force said on X: “The four returnees are now being escorted by an elite IDF unit and Shin Bet force on their way to Israel, where they will undergo an initial medical evaluation.
“IDF commanders and soldiers salute and embrace the returnees on their way to Israel.”
Their families were then emotionally reunited with their girls for the first time in over 477 days.
Back on October 7, the four girls were all snatched from the Nahal Oz military base in Southern Israel in a terrifying attack.
Hamas militants released horrifying footage of the girls covered in blood as they were tied up in front of murderous invaders.
The young soldiers were also pushed up against a wall as a militant screamed “take pictures of them”.
Heartwarming images showed the girls’ parents hugging them as they released tears of joy.
In return, 200 Palestinian prisoners were handed over to Hamas.
DEAL-BREAKER
Hamas was accused of breaking the terms of the hostage arrangement with the latest releases.
The female soldiers were let go before the dozens of civilian women Israel still say are being held, according to IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.
He said in a televised statement on Saturday: “Hamas did not abide by its obligation in the deal to free civilian women first.”
Hagari called for the immediate release of prisoner Arbel Yehud, whom Israel believes to be alive, as well as Shiri Bibas and her children, “who we have heavy concerns for their fate.”
The Bibas brothers, aged only two and five, are still thought to be trapped inside the Hamas hellholes under Gaza.
Israel’s spokesperson says he expects Israel will receive more information about the Bibas family soon.
What happened on October 7?
ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack on Israel, marking one of the darkest days in the nation’s history.
Terrorists stormed across the border from Gaza, killing over 1,200 people — most of them civilians — and kidnapping 250 others, including women, children, and the elderly.
The coordinated assault saw heavily armed fighters infiltrate Israeli towns, kibbutzim, and military bases, unleashing indiscriminate violence.
Innocent families were slaughtered in their homes, and graphic footage of the atrocities spread across social media, leaving the world in shock.
And as well as attacking people in their homes, they stormed the Nova music peace festival – killing at least 364 people there alone.
The massacre triggered a swift and massive retaliatory response from Israel, escalating into a full-scale war.
The attack not only reignited long-standing tensions in the region but also left deep scars on both sides of the conflict, setting the stage for the 15 months of devastation that followed.