WJC at UNHRC │Brother of Hostage Evyatar David Speaks on Humanitarian Hostage Crisis

Ilay David, the older brother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David, addressed the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of WJC to talk about the humanitarian crisis faced by the remaining hostages in Gaza.

Read the full statement below:

Mr. President,

I speak on behalf of the World Jewish Congress. My name is Ilay David and I am the older brother of the 24-year-old Evyatar David, who was kidnapped by the vicious organization Hamas on October 7th, 2023 from the Nova music festival.

Last month Hamas published another video of my younger brother, being emaciated, a human skeleton, buried alive in the tunnels of Gaza. Evyatar was barely able to move, barely able to speak, because Hamas brought him to a near death situation because of malnutrition.

Hamas uses my brother as a tool in their twisted and cruel propaganda, and he may die only because of that. The Red Cross has told us countless times that they can’t do anything to reach the hostages because Hamas wouldn’t allow it to happen.

Right now, all the free world must unite to make sure that the humanitarian aid that flows into Gaza will reach the hostages as well.

Right now the free world must make sure that the living hostages in Gaza will survive the negotiations until we have a resolution.

Thank you for listening on this matter.