Gaza latest: ‘Appalling’ hostage videos spark outcry as UK to evacuate hundreds of ill Palestinian children
Videos released of emaciated Israeli hostages in Gaza have sparked international condemnation over the weekend.
Hamas on Saturday released a video of Evyatar David in a fragile condition, after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad published a video of Rom Braslavski crying on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy were amongst the Western leaders condemning the videos.
Evyatar’s family also spoke out, saying he is “being deliberately and cynically starved in Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza”.
After Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Red Cross to intervene, Hamas said it would let the organisation bring aid to the hostages if Israel opens permanent humanitarian corridors.
It comes as the UK government plans to evacuate up to 300 seriously ill children from Gaza for treatment. Germany’s interior ministry is reviewing similar projects.
The plans, which are believed to be announced within weeks, include a parent or guardian accompanying each child, The Sunday Times reported.
More than 60,000 Palestinians have died since October 2023, local officials say.
