Overview

• Israel Shaked, a survivor liberated from Mauthausen, described the hostages’ hollow eyes and wasted bodies as evoking the wards in Nazi camps.
• New videos released over the weekend show Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski emaciated and tearful after 668 days in captivity.
• In one clip, David appears to dig his own grave under the orders of captors, a tactic survivors liken to Nazi atrocities.
• Saturday-night rallies in Tel Aviv have focused on the footage, with demonstrators demanding a ceasefire agreement tied to the release of about 50 captives, of whom roughly 20 are believed to remain alive.
• Families of the abductees authorized the video releases to ramp up international pressure during ongoing negotiations and appeals to the International Committee of the Red Cross.