IDF field observers’ families reveal new images of daughters in captivity July 16, 2024A photo showing Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniela Gilboa and Naama Levy shortly after their kidnapping from the Nahal Oz Israeli military base on Oct. 7, 2023. (Credit: Courtesy of the Hostages Families Forum.)(Credit: Courtesy of the Hostages Families Forum.)IDF field observers’ families reveal new images of daughters in captivityLast week, a Hamas propaganda video of Daniella Gilboa was released to the public with the family’s consent.By Amelie Botbol, JNSThe families of five female Israel Defense Forces soldiers abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 released new photos of their daughters Tuesday night.The images, released by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, show Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy shortly after they were taken from the IDF Field Observers base in Nahal Oz.Revealing photos of female observers from their initial days in captivity.The families of the female observers are allowing the publication of photos showing their loved ones during their first days in captivity. The images reveal them bruised and wounded from the horrific… pic.twitter.com/p4oOvRSTSe— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) July 16, 2024“As the return of their daughters and other hostages seems closer than ever, the families will demand an immediate meeting with Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu],” according to a statement by the Forum earlier on Tuesday.“They will plead with him to sign the deal before his trip to Congress [on July 24],” it continued. “Additionally, the families will unveil photos of the five observers from their early days in Hamas captivity.”Read WATCH: IDF troops operating in Khan YunisThe families shared the photos with members of the media during a press conference at the headquarters of the Forum in Tel Aviv.Last week, a Hamas propaganda video of Gilboa was released to the public with the family’s consent.“I’m under constant bombardment and gunfire around the clock, and I’m terrified for my life,” Gilboa says in the clip. “Why should I feel like I’ve been abandoned and forgotten? Pull yourselves together, dear government, and start doing your job properly. Bring us home alive.”In May, the Forum released a video of Hamas terrorists abducting the IDF observers on the morning of Oct. 7. The footage, captured by the terrorists’ body cameras, revealed the violence and trauma experienced by five of the seven spotters captured alive.Trigger alert –The video of the female observers’ abduction, is a wake-up call to the civilized world. We must condemn those actions and we can not abandon the hostages held captive for 229 days.This video, captured by the body cameras of Hamas terrorists on October 7th,… pic.twitter.com/wuRxpsTBtA— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) May 22, 2024Of them, Ori Megidish was freed by the IDF in a rescue operation in late October. Another, Noa Marciano, was murdered by Hamas in captivity. IDF troops found her body in a building adjacent to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in November.Read Retired military men explain why Israel must be supported to the hiltFifteen additional field observers serving at the Nahal Oz base were murdered during the Oct. 7 invasion.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at his office in Jerusalem with the families of those killed.“Netanyahu listened attentively to the stories about the lives and heroism of each of the young women, felt the families’ pain, and heard their requests and demands for an investigation into the events and for the commemoration of their daughters,” his office said in a statement.“The Prime Minister answered their questions and said that matters would be thoroughly checked and that the lessons would be learned at all levels, including in the intelligence, operations, military and diplomatic spheres. He also promised to assist the parents in commemorating the young women and their legacy.” HamashostagesIDF field observers