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Hamas Releases Harrowing Videos of Starving Hostages as Gaza Aid Drops to 36 Trucks

Netanyahu has pledged relentless efforts to free captives following footage of them digging their own graves

This screengrab from a video released on August 1, 2025 by the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, shows Israeli hostage Evyatar David, 24, looking weak and malnourished.
Families of hostages protest, demanding the release from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, at the plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
FILE - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, flanked by his security detail, approach the entrance to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site in the Old City, on Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
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Overview

  • Hamas and Islamic Jihad released videos showing Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski severely emaciated, with David filmed digging what he said would be his own grave after days without food.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “profoundly shocked” by the footage and vowed that efforts to secure the hostages’ release would continue relentlessly.
  • Humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza fell to just 36 truckloads in one day, far below the 600 trucks per day UN agencies say are needed to stave off famine.
  • The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that an Israeli strike on its Khan Younis headquarters killed one staff member and wounded three others.
  • U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is working with Israeli officials on a comprehensive proposal aimed at ending the war and securing all remaining hostages’ release.