The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has released a video showing an Israeli-American captive alive as the Israeli regime threatens to expand its offensive across much of the Gaza Strip.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades published the more than three-minute clip on Saturday on the eve of the Jewish Passover holiday, showing the captive identified by Israeli media as Edan Alexander seated in a small, enclosed space.

In the video, he criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime for failing to secure his release while saying he wants to return home to celebrate the holidays.

Edan Alexander, who was a soldier with the Israeli military, is believed to be the last living American-Israeli captive held by Hamas in Gaza.

Last month, Hamas expressed its readiness to release him, saying the move is conditional on beginning of the talks on the second phase of the ceasefire agreement towards a permanent end to the genocidal war.

Israel, however, accused Hamas of engaging in “psychological warfare at the time.

The latest development came hours after the regime’s minister of military affairs, Israel Katz, said that the military has taken control of “the Morag axis, which crosses Gaza between Rafah and Khan Yunis.”

Katz also called on Palestinians to start moving westward, warning that the military operations will soon “intensify and expand to other areas throughout most of Gaza.

Hamas warned earlier in the day that the offensive not only “kills defenseless civilians but also makes the fate of the occupation’s prisoners (captives) uncertain.”

Israel launched the campaign of genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023. It has killed over 61,700 Palestinians there so far.

In January, the Israeli regime was forced to agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, given the regime’s failure to achieve any of its objectives, including the “elimination” of the Palestinian resistance movement or the release of captives.

During the first phase of the deal, Hamas exchanged 33 Israeli captives and five Thais for some 2,000 Palestinians.

The 42-day stage of the truce, which was marred by repeated Israeli violations, expired on March 1, with Israel calling for an extension of the truce to allow the release of the remaining captives.

Hamas has insisted on proceeding to negotiations on a permanent ceasefire before agreeing to any further releases.

On March 18, Israel unilaterally broke the truce and resumed its relentless bombing of Gaza.