At special session called by Israel, Ilay David urged the Security Council to demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza
Ilay David, the brother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David, addressed the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday evening during a special session called by Israel. The meeting, which focused on the situation in the Middle East, was requested following the release of videos showing two hostages in dire physical condition. David urged the council to demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza.
Speaking via Zoom, David asked the council to call for humanitarian aid and medical care for the hostages and to use its leverage to help secure their freedom. He held up a still photo from a video Hamas published of his brother in captivity.
"My brother and the other hostages have endured an unimaginable nightmare," David said. "We now know from medical reports and other indications that Evyatar, Guy (Gilboa Dalal) and the others are on the brink of death. They may only have days left to live."
David said his brother, a 24-year-old kidnapped from the Nova music festival, now weighs only around 90 pounds. He described a horrifying scene from the video in which his brother, a "living skeleton" was forced to dig his own grave. David pointed out that a terrorist's hand, seen in the frame, was thicker than his brother's leg.
