The death of a 19-year-old hostage who is believed to have been killed amid airstrikes in Gaza has been weaponised as part of a campaign of “psychological terrorism” by Hamas, Israel said.
Amnon Scheffler, a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), said that a video released by Hamas of Noa Marciano, a soldier from Modiin who turned 19 while kidnapped, was “horrific and evil and clearly psychological warfare”.
In a video released by Hamas last night, Marciano said that she was being held with others. “The bombing is very close to us … We could die from the bombings” she said, apparently reading from a script. “Please stop.”
