Al-Qassam released a recording for one of the soldiers it had captured in 2014 while they were attacking the Gaza Strip.

The soldier in the recording said, "I die every day hoping that I will soon be with my family. I hope Israel is working on retrieving us".

Netanyahu's office commented on the release saying that such move was cheap to manipulate the feelings of the Israeli prisoners' families, and that they knew the conditions of the 4 soldiers.

The army and security leadership of the entity said that they would analyze and test the recording as Walla website mentioned.

Channel 12 reported Avera Mengistu's mother saying that it was not her son, and Channel 20 said that Hamas was waging a psychological war against the occupation.