Israel military says hostage from Hamas video not killed by Israeli fire

Israel's military said on Monday there was serious concern regarding the fate of the hostages who were purported to be dead in a video released by Hamas, but that contrary to the Islamist group's claim, one of them was not killed by Israeli fire.

Israel's military said on Monday there was serious concern regarding the fate of the hostages who were purported to be dead in a video released by Hamas, but that contrary to the Islamist group's claim, one of them was not killed by Israeli fire. Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari identified hostage Itai Svirsky as one of the men in the latest Hamas video, but did not give the name or other details about the second person as per the family's request.

"Itai was not shot by our forces. That is a Hamas lie. The building in which they were held was not a target and it was not attacked by our forces." "We don't attack a place if we know there may be hostages inside," he said, adding that areas nearby had been targeted.