He further explained that their assessment indicates that “the occupation army is deliberately trying to get rid of the pressure of the dual-nationality prisoners’ file.
Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Tuesday that contact has been lost with the group holding Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who also holds American citizenship. This occurred after a direct Israeli airstrike targeted their location in the Gaza Strip.
In a post on Telegram, Abu Obeida stated that the Al-Qassam Brigades are still attempting to reach them.
He further explained that their assessment indicates that “the occupation army is deliberately trying to get rid of the pressure of the dual-nationality prisoners’ file in order to continue its war of genocide against our people.”
Coinciding with this announcement, the Al-Qassam Brigades released a video message addressed to the families of Israeli captives, stating: “Be prepared. Soon your sons will return in black coffins.” The message added that “your leadership has signed the death warrant for the prisoners, so prepare their burial places.”
This development follows the release by the Brigades last Saturday of a video featuring Alexander appealing to US President Donald Trump to intervene for his release. In the video, he accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of abandoning the captives in Gaza.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES (in a video message to the families of Israeli prisoners):
“Be Prepared, Soon your children will return in black coffins
Your leadership has signed the decision to execute the prisoners, prepare their burial places.” pic.twitter.com/EHCPHu5Kmi
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) April 15, 2025
This was the second video appearance of Alexander. He previously appeared in a video released by the Brigades on November 30, 2024, where he stated that he did not want his fate to be like that of fellow American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose death was announced by the Al-Qassam Brigades due to Israeli army fire.
It is worth noting that Hamas had previously announced its agreement to release Alexander, along with the bodies of four other captives, in response to an American proposal. This came after Israel reneged on a ceasefire agreement and resumed its offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The renewed Israeli violence on March 18 broke a ceasefire that began on January 19. The latest Israeli military actions have killed and wounded thousands of Palestinians, mostly civilians.
While the violations have been condemned by numerous countries and human rights groups, the US has continued its support for Israel, asserting that the military campaign was carried out with prior knowledge and approval from Washington.
ABU OBEIDA:
We lost contact with the group holding the soldier Eitan Alexander after a direct bombing targeted their location.
Our assessment is that the occupation army is deliberately trying to get rid of the pressure of the dual-nationality prisoners’ file to continue the… pic.twitter.com/7MHSPi8Uhp
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) April 15, 2025
Since October 2023, Israel has killed over 50,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and left Gaza in ruins. Additionally, over 116,000 have been wounded, while 14,000 remain missing.
In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in the besieged enclave.
(PC, AJA, Telegram)
The Zionists are sick, twisted people. They are terrorists. My own US government should label them terrorists, but they can’t because the Zionists in the US government would reveal their own involvement in worldwide terrorism for many decades: from WW2, up to today they’ve enabled proxy wars, coups, false flags, directly funding Al-Qaeda, the Taliban et al; and complicity in the latest genocide in Gaza. If we, the citizens, had any power we would perform citizen’s arrests and bring them to the ICC, ICJ, to face prosecution for their crimes. But we basically live under Martial law, and would be imprisoned by our own government for daring to oppose them.
If they did kill him, they’ll use it to their advantage by blaming it on Hamas just to prolong the fighting. That’s all the ZioNazis know: murdering children, then blaming someone else. And of course my US government will be thrilled they get to steal more money from us so they can help murder innocent people sleeping in tents. Israelica is a stain on the face of humanity. We, as a nation, need to sever all ties with ” Israel ” and let them collapse. Want to protect the Jews? Defund Israel.