An Israeli military spokesman rejects Hamas’s claim that the two hostages were killed by Israeli bombing.

The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has released a video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli prisoners who were allegedly killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.

The video released by the Qassam Brigades on Monday shows three Israeli prisoners speaking to the camera, probably under duress.

In the first part of the unverified video, a female prisoner identified by Israeli media as Noa Argamani, 26, and two male prisoners call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the attack on Gaza, according to a translation provided by the armed group.

In the second part, Argamani said that the two captured men were killed “because of our own fault.” [Israeli] Air strikes”. The video ends with a claim to show the bodies of the two prisoners. It was not clear when the video was recorded.

In a statement released with the video, the Qassam Brigades said the two men were killed in “the Zionist army’s bombing.”

Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari identified hostage Itay Svirsky as one of the men in the latest Hamas video, but did not provide the name or further details about the second person at the family’s request.

“Itay was not shot by our forces. This is a Hamas lie. The building where they were held was not a target and was not attacked by our forces.”

“We don’t attack a place if we know there may be hostages there,” he said

Hamas had previously released another video on Sunday showing the three prisoners alive.

According to Israeli authorities, the Palestinian group captured around 240 people when it attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people.

According to Palestinian authorities, Israel responded to the attack with a devastating bombardment and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, killing more than 24,100 people.

“No one will talk to us”

Later on Monday, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas was trying to put “psychological pressure” on the hostages’ families by releasing the videos.

The Israeli army is helping the families, he said at a press conference, and keeping them informed of all developments.

“Hamas was hit hard by this [military],” he said.

“What remains is to touch a sensitive nerve in Israeli society through psychological abuse against family members.”

Gallant ruled out a ceasefire in Gaza and reiterated that the only way to bring the prisoners home was to continue applying “military pressure.” Otherwise, he said, “no one will talk to us” and “we will not be able to reach any agreements.”

Gideon Levy, a columnist for Haaretz newspaper, told Al Jazeera that the video was “quite shocking.”

“I understand ideological warfare, but there should be some limits,” he said. “Play [a video] yesterday of them alive and today [a video showing] on the contrary… there should be some limits that even Hamas should not cross. Nothing good will come of it.”

The Hamas video comes a day after thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv’s Geiselplatz to mark the 100th day since the prisoners were captured.

Relatives of those still held in Gaza have repeatedly called on the government to prioritize their release and push for a temporary ceasefire.

More than 100 prisoners were released during a week-long ceasefire in late November after lengthy negotiations brokered by Qatar and the United States. In return, Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from prison.