Former defense minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has known about the deteriorating condition of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for “some time” after the three Israeli men kidnapped on October 7, 2023, were released this morning looking pale and gaunt.
“The shocking images to which the world was exposed today illustrate the difficult and worrying situation of some of the hostages and the deterioration in their health that Israel has known about for some time,” he writes in a post on X.
“This is another call to action for the path we must take – returning the hostages… it is the right Jewish, humane and moral act.”
The three former hostages — Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56 — were released this morning as part of an ongoing deal with Hamas.
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