US EditionU.N. Security Council to Debate Situation of Israeli Hostages in Gaza
UNITED STATES, AUG 10 – The UN Security Council convened to address the humanitarian crisis of 50 Israeli hostages starving in Gaza, with officials urging immediate release and condemning Hamas' tactics.
- Two Palestinian armed groups released videos of hostages, showing distressing conditions, including Evyatar David, who appears emaciated and claims to be digging his own grave, and Rom Braslavski, who describes extreme weakness due to lack of food and water.
- Hamas claimed in a letter to the United Nations Security Council that hostages are experiencing conditions similar to those of people in Gaza, denying allegations of maltreatment.
- Israeli authorities reported that 49 hostages remain in Gaza, with only 20 presumed alive.
- Israeli authorities assert that the hostage-taking by Palestinian armed groups constitutes a war crime.
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Videos Highlight Urgency for Israeli Hostages’ Release
Click to expand Image Screen grab of August 1, 2025 video published by Hamas’ armed wing showing emaciated 24-year-old Israeli hostage Evyatar David in a tunnel sitting next to a chart that he says tracks his extremely limited food intake. © 2025 Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades/AFP via Getty Images In recent days, two Palestinian armed groups have released videos of hostages that underscore the horrendous conditions they are facing. On August 1, Ham…
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