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Videos of emaciated Israeli hostages in Gaza increase pressure on Netanyahu for a ceasefire
- On August 4, tens of thousands of Israelis protested outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office demanding a ceasefire and hostage release amid videos showing starving Israeli captives in Gaza.
- The protests follow October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks that triggered the war, killing about 1,200 people and abducting 251, with Netanyahu rejecting ceasefires and pledging military objectives.
- Videos released by Hamas and Islamic Jihad show Israeli hostages emaciated, with captives reporting hunger and amputations, while Gaza faces severe food shortages and over 180 starvation deaths.
- Netanyahu called the videos horrifying, asked the Red Cross to aid hostages, but the Red Cross has no access, and Hamas demands permanent humanitarian corridors and cessation of airstrikes to cooperate.
- Despite growing domestic and international pressure, Netanyahu insists on continuing military actions to defeat Hamas, release hostages, and prevent Gaza threats, while warnings of famine worsen and political tensions rise.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
A father's agony over video of his emaciated son, a hostage in Gaza, adds pressure for a ceasefire
New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas. The videos released late last week by militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad…
The videos of two hostages on October 7 shocked Israeli opinion. Hamas and Islamic Jihad orchestrated this staging, condemned by a part of the international community, including France, which is about to recognize the Palestinian state. Hamas claims that the hostages live in the same conditions as the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip. These broadcasts have revived tensions in Israel between the hostage families and the government of Benyamin Netany…
This is the announcement made by a senior official of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office at Channel 12. "Hamas will not release other hostages without total surrender, and we will not surrender. If we do not act now, the hostages will starve and Gaza will remain under Hamas' control," he said. "Other officials," Ynet reports, added that there will also be activities in the areas in which the hostages are held. "C" is the green light of T…
Videos of Emaciated Israeli Hostages in Gaza Increase Pressure on Netanyahu for a Ceasefire
New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas, even as his government considers another expansion of the nearly 22-month war.
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