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This screengrab from a video released on July 31 by Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad shows a hostage, identified as Rom Braslavski by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, who was abducted to Gaza in October 2023 during the attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israel said on August 3 the plight of hostages held in Gaza should top the global agenda, after Palestinian militants released videos showing them looking emaciated, heightening fears for their lives after nearly 22 months in captivity. (Photo by Islamic Jihad Media Office / AFP) / ATTN CLIENTS: VIDEO FILMED UNDER DURESS. FAMILY HAS GIVEN PERMISSION FOR THIS SCREENGRAB TO BE USED BY THE MEDIA, THE HOSTAGES FAMILIES FORUM CAMPAIGN GROUP SAID IN A STATEMENT --BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE-- / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / (Photo by -/Islamic Jihad Media Office/AFP via Getty Images)

Family of Israeli hostage allows release of terrorist video showing his dire condition: ‘On the verge of death’

The family of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski revealed on Sunday that they have permitted the release of a propaganda video filmed recently by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad — depicting Braslavski in an emaciated state.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 21: People demonstrate prior any hostage announcements outside the Kirya defense complex as the political cabinet hold a meeting on November 21, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Families and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza gathered near The Kirya defense complex this evening as the Israeli cabinet convened regarding a proposed deal with Hamas for the release of some hostages. The full terms of such a deal were not clear, but both the Israeli prime minister and Hamas leader reported progress. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Emaciated Israeli Hostages: When Will The World Blame Hamas?

By Richard Pollock
August 4, 2025

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TOPSHOT - Palestinians carry bags of flour that they obtained from aid trucks which entered Gaza through the Zikim crossing point, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 1, 2025. The UN human rights office said on August 1 that 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in the shortage-stricken Gaza Strip since late May, most of them by the Israeli military. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump team visits disputed Gaza aid distribution site to investigate

President Donald Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff made his first visit to an aid distribution site in Gaza, jointly supported by the United States and Israel — and accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

(Background) US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on July 19, 2025. In the villages and communities around Taybeh, Palestinian authorities have reported that settlers had killed three people and damaged or destroyed multiple water sources in the past two weeks alone. The July 7 arson attack on the remains of the Church of Saint George, which date back to the 5th century, was the last straw for many villagers, who blame Israeli settlers for a spate of recent attacks. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is meeting with Rutte a day after announcing that the U.S. will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia's intensifying aerial attacks. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Witkoff and Huckabee scheduled to visit food distribution operations in Gaza following opposing claims from UN and GHF

Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are scheduled to visit Gaza on Friday to assess humanitarian aid distribution sites and engage directly with locals, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday.

SURREY, CANADA - APRIL 23: Prime Minister of Canada and Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney delivers a speech to supporters during a rally on April 23, 2025 in Surrey, Canada. Carney leads in recent polls leading up to Canada's April 28 parliamentary election. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

Canada announces plans to recognize ‘State of Palestine’ at September UN General Assembly: ‘No room for delay’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that Canada plans to officially recognize the State of Palestine in September, following similar announcements from France and the United Kingdom.

(Background) Protesters hold placards and wave Palestinian flags (HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images) / (Center) Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain PM Starmer: UK will recognize Palestinian State in Sept. if Israel doesn’t agree to ceasefire, commit to peace process

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the United Kingdom will officially recognize the “State of Palestine” at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in late September, unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza.”