Families to erect barbed wire protest camp after new videos show hostages’ harsh condition

Families of the hostages held in Gaza and their supporters are erecting a barbed wire protest camp in Tel Aviv where they will sit to draw attention to their plight, saying that footage released of two of the captives this week shows that they are “dying in captivity.”

“Against the backdrop of horrifying footage and harsh reports about the hostages’ condition – hostage families will cry out this morning in the heart of Tel Aviv: A barbed wire fence compound will be erected in Hostages Square, family members will sit imprisoned within it – and cry out the desperate plea of their loved ones who are dying in captivity,” the Hostage Family Forum says in a statement.

“We appeal to the Israeli government and the US administration: Look our loved ones – and us – in the eyes. The danger to their lives is tangible and immediate. The risk of losing those deceased is growing. This is the time for a comprehensive deal and an end to the war. No more delays. No more leaving them behind. Stop this nightmare and bring them out of the tunnels and home,” the statement says.

The Hamas terror group on Friday published a new propaganda video of hostage Evyatar David, a day after Palestinian Islamic Jihad published a video of hostage Rom Braslavski.

The David family did not grant approval for airing the video to the public, but the footage was shared by some on social media, leading David’s sister to criticize those who did so. At the same time, she said, “Those who have seen it now understand how serious it is and the physical condition Evyatar was in.”