Freed hostage Eli Sharabi to testify before UN Security Council

Eli Sharabi, a former hostage released by the Hamas terror group in Gaza last month, will speak at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York today, sharing his firsthand account of captivity.

“Eli Sharabi’s presence at an official Security Council briefing at this moment is particularly significant,” says Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, who initiated Sharabi’s invitation to the event.

“Just as the UN believes it can continue its attacks on Israel, Eli, with his courageous and unfiltered testimony, will look them in the eye and remind the world who we are fighting for,” says Danon in a statement from his office.

At today’s meeting, focusing “on [the] hostages still held in Gaza,” Sharabi will open with his testimony and “share his harrowing account with the Council members,” says Danon.

The meeting follows a briefing this week by the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Sharabi’s participation marks a continuation of his global campaign to advocate for the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, after he met earlier this month with US President Donald Trump in the White House, and with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street.

The Security Council will convene at 10 a.m. New York time (4 p.m. Israel time), according to Danon’s office.

The meeting comes as a result of efforts by Danon for a Security Council briefing dedicated to the hostage crisis, the ambassador’s spokesperson tells The Times of Israel.