Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel

Israeli soldiers fire a mobile howitzer in the north of Israel, near the border with Lebanon on Monday. Picture: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages on Monday after warning Israel they might be killed if it did not stop its bombardment of Gaza.

A new video released by the Palestinian militant group purportedly showed the bodies of Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, who had appeared in an initial video on Sunday.