Mother of killed Israeli calls Hamas videos 'psychological warfare' - BBC News

Iris Haim wants the world to know her son died a free person.

16 JanuaryShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage caption, Iris Haim, mother of Yotam, in JerusalemBy Lucy ManningSpecial Correspondent, BBC NewsThe mother of an Israeli hostage accidentally killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza has described hostage videos released by Hamas as "psychological warfare".

Iris Haim told BBC News that recent videos of hostages who appeared to be dead were intended to turn Israelis against their government to "try and make us weak".

A video released by Hamas on 15 January appears to show the bodies of two hostages, Yossi Sharabi and Itay Svirsky.

On Tuesday evening, the death of both men was confirmed in a statement from Kibbutz Be'eri and the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum.

It said their bodies were still being held by Hamas, and requested their return.

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