The military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas is the group of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades. - released a video message from one of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, who identified himself as Eden Alexander, who holds American and Israeli citizenship. A video containing a hostage's address to US President-elect Donald Trump was posted on the radical group's Telegram channel.
The youth said that after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a reward of 5 million USD for anyone who helps return the hostages alive, the radicals guarding the prisoners in Gaza “were given new instructions if the Israeli army discovers their location and approaches it." He called on the Israelis “not to forget the hostages" and opined that "Netanyahu ignores the existence of hostages" in Gaza, who are "paying for the mistakes of the Israeli government".
He asked Trump to “use US influence“ and “continue negotiations for the release of the hostages by all means necessary”. He also advised the US president-elect “not to repeat (on this matter) the mistakes of current US President Joe Biden.“
In mid-November, the militant wing of the Palestinian radical movement "Islamic Jihad" - Saraya al-Quds Group (“Jerusalem Companies”) – posted on its Telegram channel two video messages from a young man who identified himself as Alexander Trufanov, a hostage with Russian citizenship held in the Gaza Strip. He said his life was "in constant danger due to the ongoing bombing".
Russian Ambassador to Qatar Dmitry Dogadkin told TASS that Russian diplomats are actively working with all participating countries to release Russians held in the Gaza Strip. The ambassador recalled that “Russian citizen Alexander Trufanov and a native of Donetsk Maxim Harkin are still in the Palestinian enclave.