The family of Israeli hostage Evyatar David has authorized parts of a Hamas video to be published. The family issued a statement saying, "We are forced to witness our beloved son and brother, Evyatar David, deliberately and cynically starved in Hamas's tunnels in Gaza - a living skeleton, buried alive. Our son has only a few days left to live in his current condition."
"Hamas is using our son as a live experiment in a vile hunger campaign. The deliberate starvation of our son as part of a propaganda campaign is one of the most horrifying acts the world has seen. He is being starved purely to serve Hamas's propaganda," the family wrote.
They continued, "Israel and the international community must oppose Hamas's cruelty and ensure that our Evyatar immediately receives proper nutrition. The intentional starvation, torture, and abuse of Evyatar for propaganda purposes violate even the lowest standards of humanitarian law and basic human decency.
"The humanitarian aid that the world, together with Israel, provides to the residents of Gaza must also reach Evyatar. Israel and the international community must not remain silent or turn a blind eye to those who are deliberately starved as part of Hamas's hunger campaign. There is no limit to this cruelty.
