TEL AVIV The armed wing of Hamas , the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, has released a video of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since its October 2023 attack. "I have been a captive in Gaza for 450 days. My life has been on pause. Today marks the beginning of a new year. While the whole world is celebrating, we begin a dark year, a year of isolation,” Israeli captive Liri Albaj said in the undated and three-and-a-half-minute video recording "We are not a priority for our government or our military.