Videos Highlight Urgency for Israeli Hostages’ Release

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Screen grab of August 1, 2025 video published by Hamas’ armed wing showing emaciated 24-year-old Israeli hostage Evyatar David in a tunnel sitting next to a chart that he says tracks his extremely limited food intake. © 2025 Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades/AFP via Getty Images In recent days, two Palestinian armed groups have released videos of hostages that underscore the horrendous conditions they are facing. On August 1, Hamas’ armed wing published two videos showing an emaciated 24-year-old Evyatar David in a tunnel, first sitting next to a chart that he says…

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