US EditionIsraeli hostage families hold emergency protest after Gaza militants release videos showing emaciated captives
ISRAEL, AUG 2 – Hamas released videos of emaciated hostages amid stalled ceasefire talks and a mounting starvation crisis in Gaza, with at least 20 of 50 captives believed alive, officials said.
- On August 2, 2025, Israeli hostage families held an emergency protest in Tel Aviv after videos showed emaciated captives held by Gaza militants.
- The protest took place after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad shared videos this week showing Israeli captives, including Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, who have been held since the attack on October 7, 2023.
- The videos depicted the hostages in visibly fragile states after nearly 700 days in captivity, while ongoing conflict and aid challenges worsen conditions in Gaza.
- US Envoy Steve Witkoff emphasized that ensuring the safe return of every hostage remains their top priority and cautioned that there will be consequences if any do not come back alive.
- The protest and statements highlighted stalled ceasefire talks, severe humanitarian needs, and demands for a comprehensive deal to free remaining hostages.
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In a staged scene Evjatar David has to dig a grave in a tunnel. Apparently, the propaganda clip increases the pressure on Israel to agree to a ceasefire.
Relatives of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas have once again demonstrated in Tel Aviv, deeply shocked by new videos. They show two men emaciated to the bone. US Special Envoy Witkoff promised assistance during a visit.
JERUSALÉN.- The armed arm of Hamas, the Al-Qasam Brigades, published this Saturday a new propaganda video in which one of the Israeli hostages still alive appears, Eviatar David, 24 years old, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023 at the Nova Festival. The crude edition is shocking: the images of the young man, very thin and with difficulty standing up, alternate with those of undernourished Palestinians. “The hostages eat and drink what we eat a…
Hamas is using the starvation of its victims for cynical propaganda. The images of two emaciated Israeli hostages do not only shock the family. A new video shows a 24-year-old Israeli who digs his own grave completely emaciated.
Palestinian Terrorists Release Videos of Hostages Being Starved, Tormented, Digging Own Grave
German-Israeli Hostage Rom Braslavski's mother: "They broke my son." The post Palestinian Terrorists Release Videos of Hostages Being Starved, Tormented, Digging Own Grave first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
'Must not abandon our kids to Hamas': Tens of thousands protest nationwide for Gaza deal
The main protest in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square began with a screening of a video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David, whose brother said that Hamas is 'starving him deliberately, systematically, using his agonizing suffering as a twisted tool for their depraved propaganda'
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