US EditionHamas Footage of Emaciated Captives Heightens Gaza Famine Alarm
- On October 7, 2023, Hamas abducted Israeli hostages Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David during a large assault on southern Israel and holds them in Gaza.
- The hostage videos emerged amid an ongoing hunger crisis in Gaza, prompting demands for humanitarian aid and calls for Hamas's disarmament and exclusion from Gaza governance.
- The videos show Braslavski and David emaciated and distressed, with David digging his own grave, while families and officials express grave concern and urge urgent access to the captives.
- European leaders, including Kaja Kallas, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, and David Lammy, condemned the footage as evidence of Hamas' cruelty and called for unconditional hostage release and total Hamas demilitarization.
- The situation has intensified international pressure on Israel and Hamas, highlighting urgent needs for humanitarian corridors, continued aid delivery, and sustained efforts to secure hostage freedom.
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Netanyahu, Fetterman Respond To Horrific Hamas Video Showing Starving Hostage Digging Grave
By Lorenzo Prieto, The Daily Signal | August 03, 2025 Hamas released on Friday a horrifying propaganda video depicting a starving Israeli hostage digging his own grave. The images have sparking outrage around the world. In the five-minute video, the emaciated Evyatar David is seen inside a narrow, claustrophobic tunnel, digging his own grave while crossing off the days on a calendar. “I haven’t eaten for a few days in a row,” David says.As he ke…
Holocaust survivors say latest hostage videos recall their own condition 80 years ago
(JTA) — Holocaust survivors say the hostage videos published in recent days recall for them their own torture and deprivation under the Nazis eight decades ago. “Their bodies are painfully thin—nearly Muselmänner—their eyes terrified and vacant, their faces marked by despair and hopelessness. These images take me back to those dark days—to the hell, the hunger, the orphanhood, and the fear,” Israel Shaked said in a statement released by the Inte…
The video of the Israeli prisoner masks the reality of the situation in Gaza
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released several videos of their Israeli prisoners in Gaza. It blames the dire situation they face on Israel, saying: The occupation government has decided to starve them… They eat what we eat. They drink what we drink. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/video-1-al-Qassam.mp4 Israeli prisoner Evyatar David A video screenshot- titled ‘Coming up’ – has also been published, along…
The 24-year-old appeared terribly thin and weakened in a video shot by Hamas. He was removed on October 7 at the Nova Music Festival.
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