Overview

• Hamas released propaganda videos showing severely malnourished Israeli hostages seized in October 2023, provoking global condemnation.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected incremental truce deals and pledged to secure the hostages’ release through a decisive military victory.
• Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon has convened an emergency Security Council meeting on Tuesday to spotlight the captives’ dire situation.
• Hamas has stipulated that the Red Cross may provide food and medical aid only if Israel establishes lasting humanitarian corridors for Gaza’s civilian population.
• The German cities of Hannover and Düsseldorf have each offered to receive 20 traumatized children from Gaza and Israel and are awaiting federal backing for entry and care arrangements.