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(NewsNation) — Hamas precocious said it's prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross to present assistance to Israeli hostages it holds successful Gaza.
The announcement comes aft Hamas released video of 2 hostages who are suffering from malnutrition. Hamas said its connection stands lone if Israel agrees to 2 demands: permanently unfastened corridors to humanitarian assistance into Gaza and halt each strikes during assistance distribution.
People who person seen the videos of the hostages said the authorities they're successful is reminiscent of what Jews went done successful attraction camps nether the Nazi authorities during the Holocaust. According to Reuters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the Red Cross' engagement successful providing nutrient and contiguous aesculapian attraction to the hostages.
"Hamas's starvation libel is reverberating astir the world, portion the systematic starvation is carried retired against our hostages, who are being subjected to inhumane carnal and intelligence abuse," Netanyahu said successful a statement.
The Red Cross has reiterated its calls to beryllium granted entree to the hostages truthful it tin measure their conditions, supply enactment and facilitate connection with their families. It has not been capable to entree immoderate hostages since Oct. 7, 2023.
The merchandise of the video besides comes connected the heels of U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's sojourn to Gaza, wherever helium oversaw assistance organisation from American and Israeli-backed humanitarian groups. Israel has faced scrutiny for a wide hunger situation successful the region.
Netanyahu is gathering with his furniture sometime this week to speech astir adjacent steps successful the ongoing conflict, arsenic Witkoff said helium is moving connected a program to extremity the warfare and bring location the hostages.
