GAZA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released a video on Saturday showing a female Israeli hostage who is being held in the Gaza Strip, demanding the Israeli government and army to conclude a prisoner swap deal.

"I am 19 years old ... I spent more than 450 days in captivity in Gaza, and everything suddenly stopped," said the hostage identified as Liri Albag in the video in Hebrew.

"We are not a priority for our government or our army, and the world has begun to forget us, no one cares about us anymore," Albag added in the video, which has no specific date.

Hamas confirmed on Friday that indirect negotiations with Israel have resumed in Doha, Qatar, with the goal of achieving a complete ceasefire in Gaza.

Hamas has previously accused Israel of delaying the ceasefire deal and hostage exchange by setting new conditions.

This is the first video published by Al-Qassam in 2025 about the hostages. Enditem

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