Hamas releases propaganda video of two hostages, including a kidnapped American citizen
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Hamas released new undated video footage on Saturday of two men— including an American citizen — held hostage in Gaza. The video shows the two men alive and was released on the Palestinian militant group's social media channel, which is regularly used by the group to publish propaganda videos.
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Both men were abducted by militants during the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
In the statement, the campaign group said the video shows the hostages "for the first time after 204 days in captivity." CBS News can't verify the date of filming or the contents of the video, but the footage was posted on the channel where it has posted other videos showing hostages.
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