The family of Gaza hostage Alon Ohel allowed the publication of a photo showing him in Hamas captivity on Saturday.
The photo of Ohel is a screenshot taken from a propaganda video made by Hamas.
Ohel's family "continues to urge the public and media outlets not to participate in Hamas’s psychological terrorism, which primarily harms the family and friends, by refraining from broadcasting or sharing the full video," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.
Dragan Šutanovac, Serbia’s ambassador to the United States, told Walla that his country is working with all its might to bring Ohel back home, who holds Serbian citizenship.
"Alon, like the other hostages held by Hamas, is completely innocent. We consider his continued captivity to be severe and unacceptable," Šutanovac emphasized.
Ohel's family also said that they believe he has lost vision in his right eye after consulting eye specialists in Israel and abroad.
On Friday, Hamas released a video of hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, where he is seen hugging Alon Ohel.
"Time is running out," Hamas wrote.
In the video, Gilboa-Dalal said he couldn't believe he was still alive after 22 months of war, and that he was being held in Gaza City.
Gilboa-Dalal stated that he and the remaining hostages would remain in Gaza City during the upcoming IDF operation, and that Hamas would move them to wherever the IDF operates.
Netanyahu met with Gilboa-Dalal, Ohel's families after video published
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the families of both Gilboa-Dalal and Ohel following the release of Hamas's video.
During the meeting, Netanyahu repeated the conditions Israel set for ending the war in Gaza, which include releasing all 48 hostages, disarming Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza, Israel's ability to maintain security control over Gaza, and establishing an alternative civilian administration that does not threaten Israel.
Netanyahu's office stressed that no propaganda video will weaken its resolve or divert the government from achieving these goals.
Idan Kweller, Shir Perets, and Liran Haroni contributed to this report.