Overview

• Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal were abducted at the October 7, 2023 Nova music festival and have been held in Hamas-controlled tunnels in Gaza since June 2024.
• A video released over the weekend depicts an emaciated Evyatar being forced to dig his own grave, and recent assessments show both men have lost nearly half their body weight.
• Former detainees Tal Shoham and Omer Wenkert testified that Hamas guards keep ample food nearby while starving hostages as a deliberate tool of torture.
• At a UN Security Council session on August 5, Ilay David and other family members delivered emotional appeals for the unconditional release of all remaining hostages.
• Families and officials are calling for immediate humanitarian aid and life-saving medical intervention to reach the captives before it is too late.