The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said on Friday that it prevented an Israeli military operation aimed at releasing a hostage held in Gaza. The hostage, who Hamas says was a soldier, was allegedly killed during the Israeli assault. while two members of the Israeli special forces team were severely injured. A video released on social media by the Qassam Brigades purportedly shows the aftermath of the failed Israeli operation. The video begins with previously recorded footage of the hostage, who identifies himself in the clip as 24-year-old Israeli soldier Sahar Baruch from Kib…