Hamas claims it lost contact with those holding Edan Alexander hostage

In a grim dispatch from the mire of Gaza, Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades, through their mouthpiece Abu Obeida, declared on Tuesday that they’ve lost touch with the cell holding American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander. A direct Israeli strike, they claim, hit the location. 

“We announce that we have lost contact with the team guarding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct Israeli bombardment targeting their location. We are still trying to reach them,” Obeida intoned, his words carrying the weight of a calculated lament.

Not content with mere statements, Hamas escalated their psychological warfare, releasing a propaganda video that same day, snarling, “Be prepared, soon your children will return in black coffins.” 

The threat, draped in menace, is a powerful reminder of Hamas' intent to sow dread beyond the battlefield.

This comes as no surprise, for earlier that Tuesday, Hamas reportedly scoffed at Israel’s offer of a six-week ceasefire, according to the anti-Zionist BBC. 

A Palestinian official, speaking to the British outlet, revealed the proposal’s fatal flaw: it omitted any mention of ending the war or withdrawing Israeli troops from Gaza—Hamas’s non-negotiable demands for releasing half the remaining living hostages. The rejection underscores the chasm between the parties, where even a pause in carnage is held hostage to absolutist terms.

Then there’s the matter of Edan Alexander himself, thrust into the spotlight by a Hamas video released just before Passover began in Israel on Saturday. This was no act of charity but a calculated move in their campaign of terror. A teaser had preceded it, with the chilling captions “Soon” and “Time is running out,” priming their audience for maximum dread. 

In the video, Alexander, visibly broken, accuses the Israeli government and American administration of “deserting” him in Gaza. “I am collapsing physically and mentally,” he says, his voice a raw wound, and clearly compromised by his captors. 

“Tell me why. Why am I not at home? Why am I filming my second video? Why?” The questions hang unanswered, a indictment of both Hamas’s cruelty and the impasse that keeps him captive.

This is how Hamas operates: a blend of violence, manipulation, and despair, played out against a backdrop of unrelenting conflict. Their actions reveal not just a disregard for life but a perverse delight in twisting the knife all while playing the victim.

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