US EditionHamas Footage of Emaciated Captives Heightens Gaza Famine Alarm
- Hamas released a haunting undated video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David emaciated and forced to dig his own grave in Gaza.
- David was abducted during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack that captured 251 hostages and killed about 1,200 people, prompting families to demand urgent action.
- David’s family calls the video propaganda and pleads for international intervention, while his brother Ilay urged the UN to pressure Hamas to release him.
- The video shows David saying he has not eaten in days, and experts estimate he lost over half his body weight and may only have days to live.
- Israel has allowed limited aid into Gaza amid continued fighting and international condemnation of hostages' conditions, with unclear prospects for their release.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
How food gets in and out of Gaza — and who gets it
On Aug. 1, Hamas released a video of Evyatar David, an Israeli kidnapped from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and held in the dungeons of Gaza since that day. David was emaciated, practically a skeleton, and moved…
Evyatar's brother noted that since October 7, 2023, the hostages "have suffered an unimaginable nightmare"
Detained since the 7 October attack, Evyatar David appeared extremely weakened in a video published on Friday. His brother implores the international community to act for his release.
Mum of Israeli hostage Evyatar David delivers blistering message to Hamas apologists - The Mirror
Since Hamas released a video on Saturday which showed Evyatar David looking skeletal and hollow-eyed in a dimly lit Gaza tunnel, Keir Starmer has stressed the hostages must be released
Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and 'a broken man,' cousin says
This weekend, Hamas released a haunting video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage abducted from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7 attacks. In the video, David appears so emaciated and pale that his father said he didn’t recognize him. David's family is pleading for urgent international intervention. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Matan Eshet, a cousin of Evyatar David.
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