Israel’s military said the tunnel where the six hostages were held was between 2 and 3 feet wide and just over 5 feet high, with no bathroom, poor ventilation and a metal door at the end.

The hostages, whose bodies were recently recovered, appear to have spent the last weeks of their lives in a tight and humid tunnel about 20 meters underground.

The Israeli military has released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas.

Bodies of two Hamas terrorists killed on same day tunnel was found also taken for identification, as military believes they could be the captors who murdered the Israeli captives The post IDF video shows ‘horrific conditions’ of tunnel where 6 hostages were held,

Hamas kidnapped about 250 people during the Oct. 7 attack. More than 100 were released during a brief cease-fire in November in exchange for the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Eight have been rescued by Israeli forces, while Israeli troops mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages who had escaped captivity in December.

TEL AVIV — Hamas executed the six hostages recently found dead in Gaza the night before Israeli forces reached the tunnel where they were being held, government officials said Tuesday night.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that the video of the tunnel was shown to the families of the hostages that are believed to have been killed. According to Hagari, it "was very hard for them to see how their loved ones survived in those conditions."

JERUSALEM − At least 10 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian media reported, and the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas commander as the devastating war stretched into its 11th month.

The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The video shows a low, narrow passageway deep underground that had no bathroom and poor ventilation.