Jerusalem (AP) – New images of weakened Israeli hostages Gaza It terrified the Israelis and put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas despite his government considering another expansion of the war for nearly 22 months.
Video Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released by extremist groups later last week show two skeletons hostage Pleas for their lives. For one thing, Eviyatar David says he is digging his own grave and telling of foodless days. On the other hand, Rom Braslavsky says he suffers from the dirty mattress and prevents his leg injury from standing.
Rather than publishing videos of hostages filmed under obsessions, the Associated Press releases a short excerpt after obtaining consent from family members.
This video has led tens of thousands of Israelis Take me down the street On Saturday night, one of the biggest voter turnouts in weekly protests in recent months demands a ceasefire contract.
“In this new video, his eyes are gone. He’s helpless, and so is me,” Braslavsky’s mother, Tami, said in a statement.
Ofir Braslavski announced his son Rom Gaunt last week, showing a video from Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a militant group that declined in confinement in Gaza, Israeli settlement on Monday, August 4, 2025 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Gaza Hunger Warning
The video was released as Warning about hunger It is growing in Gaza among Palestinians. Images of hungry Palestinians It has internationally condemned Israeli policies and restricted the delivery of aid to the territory.
Hostage families fear that a lack of food will threaten the remaining hostages. It is believed that less than half of the 50 hostages are alive.
Netanyahu was shocked by the images of the two hostages and said he would meet with the Red Cross and ask him to bring the hostage food and medicine.
“When I look at these, I know exactly what Hamas wants,” Netanyahu said on Sunday. “They don’t want to trade. They want to use these horror videos to break us.”
Netanyahu said the video renewed his resolve to release the hostages and eliminate Hamas. He added that extremist groups are starving hostages “just like the Nazis starved Jews.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was “appalized by the disastrous video,” and called for access to hostages.
Hamas military building said it was ready to respond proactively to the Red Cross’s demands to deliver food to hostages if humanitarian corridors for the delivery of aid were opened in Gaza in a “regular and permanent manner.” The hostages also insisted on “eating the same food as our fighters and the general public,” denying their intentional starvation.
Israel’s mission to the United Nations has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on hostages on Tuesday, he said. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said he would travel to New York for the meeting.
The video claimed by Hamas “to enforce the conditions to maintain power in Gaza.”
Netanyahu said on Monday that he would call up a cabinet this week to instruct Israeli forces on how to defeat the enemy, release hostages and ensure Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel.
Hostage families protested on Saturday, August 2, 2025, demanding release from Hamas prisoners of war in Gaza, known as the hostage plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel.
More starvation
Hostage video has appeared as experts warn Gaza about its confrontation “The worst case scenario of hunger Due to Israel’s lockdown.
Gaza had not received assistance from March 2nd to May 19th, and since then aid has been limited. According to the United Nations, at least 850 people were killed in attempts to access aid near a chaotic and dangerous distribution site established by Israel and the United States in May.
Gaza’s health ministry said Monday that five more Palestinians have died of malnutrition-related causes in the past 24 hours. A total of 87 adults have been killed from malnutrition-related issues since the province began counting such deaths in late June.
The 93 children have died from malnutrition-related causes since the start of the war in Gaza, the ministry said. The Israeli government has denied it People are dying of starvation in Gaza.
About 1,200 people were killed on October 7, 2023, causing Hamas to cause war, and another 251 were accused. Israeli retaliatory military attacks killed more 60,900 Palestiniansaccording to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
The ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants by their numbers, says women and children account for more than half of the deaths, is part of the Hamas government and has medical professionals in place. The United Nations and other independent experts consider the figures the most reliable number of casualties. Israel challenged the numbers, but does not provide its own.
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This version corrects Rom Braslavski’s last name.
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