🔴 IDF: “8-year-old Ela Elyakim told us that Hamas terrorists forced her to read from a script, forced her to change her clothes, and forced her to re-film this terrifying scene over and over and over again.”

Attached is footage located by IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.

In the attached video, 8-year-old Ela Elyakim is seen in Gaza several days after she was abducted on October 7th from her father's house in Nahal Oz: https://bit.ly/4dNlhqL

In the attached photo, Ela Elyakim is seen with her 15-year-old sister, Dafna Elyakim, who was abducted with her: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/anc19052024684545615461

The footage was taken by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

Attached is a statement by the IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, regarding the matter: https://bit.ly/44MOSMW

Attached is the full transcript of the statement by the IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari:

During our ground operations in Gaza, our troops found raw footage filmed by Hamas for their psychological terror videos.

Today, we showed the footage to the family of 8-year-old Ela Elyakim, who was taken hostage into Gaza on October 7th. Ela was released from Hamas captivity together with her sister Dafna during the hostage release agreement.

The video, which is being released today for the first time, was intended to be used by Hamas for psychological terror.

But Ela’s family asked us to share it with the world to expose Hamas's terror, to expose Hamas's cruelty, to expose Hamas's barbarism.

8-year-old Ela Elyakim told us that Hamas terrorists forced her to read from a script, forced her to change her clothes, and forced her to re-film this terrifying scene over and over and over again.

Our hearts go out to Ela, her family, and all the hostage families.

Please help us respect the wishes of Ela’s family by sharing this video far and wide.

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We will continue doing everything in our power to bring our hostages back home