Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has said that Israel will not be deterred by Hamas propaganda after the Palestinian militant group released a video that appeared to show Israeli hostages in Gaza.

The release of the footage came as the first phase of a fragile ceasefire approached its expiry date, with growing uncertainty as to what happens next.

The video, released by the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, showed three people, two of whom appeared to be hostages who were released last month, with the third calling on the Israeli government to free him.

It also showed two other people whose faces were blurred, accompanied by the message: “Only a ceasefire agreement brings them back alive.”

“The Hamas terrorist organisation released another cruel propaganda video this evening, in which our hostages are forced to convey psychological warfare messages,” Mr Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. “Israel will not be deterred by Hamas propaganda.”

Israelis have been incensed in recent weeks by Hamas’s insistence on parading hostages on stage, sometimes amid chaotic scenes and large crowds.