Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges the International Committee of the Red Cross to take immediate action to provide food and medical care to Israeli hostages held in Gaza during a conversation with Julien Lerisson, head of the Red Cross delegation in the region.
According to his office, Netanyahu accuses Hamas of spreading a “lie of starvation” to the world, while the real starvation is being inflicted on the hostages, who are suffering “brutal physical and psychological abuse.”
“The world cannot remain indifferent in the face of images that recall Nazi crimes,” he tells Lerisson.
The prime minister calls on the international community to denounce Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and to stop all direct and indirect support for the groups, stressing that their actions are a clear violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions.
There is no immediate response from Lerisson or the ICRC.
Hamas recently released propaganda videos showing hostages Ram Braslavski and Evyatar David in emaciated conditions, horrifying Israelis.
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