Israelis captured by Hamas rage at Netanyahu in leaked recording

Leaked audio reveals that freed Israeli hostages are angry at the Israeli government over their handling of the ongoing war with Hamas.

One woman complained that Israel actively bombed her, her husband and her children as they were being held in Gaza.

"The feeling we had there was that no one was doing anything for us. The fact is that I was in a hiding place that was shelled and we had to be smuggled out and we were wounded. That’s besides the helicopter that shot at us on the way to Gaza," she said.

The meeting happened on Tuesday. It included Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the war cabinet.

The relative of one freed hostage scolded Israeli officials for allegedly lying about their bombardment campaign as fighting intensifies in southern Gaza.

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"They were under constant threat from the IDF shelling," the relative said of his family's time in Gaza. "You sat in front of us and assured us that it does not threaten their lives."

The contents of the leaked meeting audio were first reported by Israeli paper Ynet.

One parent whose son was kidnapped told the offiials, "What do you haave to say to him? He saved people there. You abandoned him."

Multiple people present expressed concern that Israel's nonstop shelling is hurting the very people they're trying to save.

"Every day in captivity was extremely challenging," said one former captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz who was recently released as part of a prisoner exchange. "We were in tunnels, terrified that it would not be Hamas, but Israel, that would kill us, and then they would say Hamas killed you. So, I strongly urge that the prisoner exchange begins as soon as possible and everyone needs to return home. There should be no hierarchy. Everyone is equally important."

About 1,200 people were killed in Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7. Israeli's war efforts in Gaza have killed nearly 16,000 people so far, according to Palestinian health authorities.

They called for the release of Palestinian prisoners to speed up the freeing of Hamas captives.

At one point, several hostage family members shoutd "shame" at Netanyahu.

The prime minister reportedly blamed Hamas for the end of the ceasefire, with one relative responding: "Nonsense."

Netanyahu answered: "It's not nonsense. What I'm stating here are clear facts. I hold too much respect for you. I hear your anguish. We couldn't bring everyone out at once. The price they seek is not just prisoners. It's not solely about the prisoners."

Meanwhile, new footage purports to show Israeli soldiers filling Hamas's underground tunnels with water after floating the idea aroud for a few weeks.

While the plan is workable from a military perspective, some experts have raised concerns about environmental issues.

Military analyst Professor Michael Clarke warned flooding the tunnels could pollute the aquifers that assist with Gaza's water supply.

"That would be a piece of environmental vandalism which the world would not thank Israel for," he said.

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