The family of hostage soldier Matan Angrest on Monday published the first photo of him from captivity, from a video received from Hamas.

The still photo joined an audio recording released several months back, in which Angrest begged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure his release, in comments likely dictated by his captors.

Angrest, 21, was taken from a tank at Nahal Oz during battles there on October 7, 2023.

“We demand the government of Israel implement all the stages of the [hostage release and ceasefire] deal, before we move to the next stage of the war,” his mother Anat said in a statement.

“We need to bring Matan, whose life is at risk, and all the........

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