Overview

• Ohel, 24, appears in a nearly two-minute Telegram video that lacks a recording date and is described by outlets as likely scripted.
• He says “our destiny is inevitable,” urges Israelis to keep protesting for a cease-fire and a deal, and references 48 captives still held in Gaza.
• He appeals to the U.S. government to stop backing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and issues a direct plea to Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
• The release follows a Hamas image published two days earlier showing 46 of the 48 remaining hostages and labeled a “farewell” as Israeli forces operate in Gaza City.
• Israeli intelligence sources estimate about 20 of the 48 captives are alive, while President Donald Trump said the number of dead could be 32 to 38.