‘Walking to my grave': Outrage after Hamas releases video of emaciated Israeli hostage
In a harrowing video that has sparked outrage in Israel, the hostage speaks to the camera operator about not knowing what he will be able to eat.
'I'm walking directly to my grave,' he says towards the end of the video, as he digs the sand at the base of the narrow tunnel. 'This is the grave where I think I'm going to be buried.'
The man, Evyatar David, has been held hostage by Hamas for 666 days, after being captured by the listed terror group when it killed and seized civilians at a music festival in southern Israel as part of its October 7 attacks in 2023.
At one point in the video, when he is handed a can of food, he says the single can is meant to last for two days so that he does not die.
The outcry over David's condition comes as world leaders urge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help speed the delivery of food to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, while the World Food Program said more than 500,000 people were enduring famine-like conditions.
US President Donald Trump has sent his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Israel to explore a potential deal that could lead to a ceasefire, after Trump acknowledged last Monday that there was starvation in Gaza.
Witkoff raised hopes for a ceasefire in a meeting with the families of hostages on Saturday, according to a recording of the meeting reported by Reuters.

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