UN Silence Condemned as Israeli Officials Demand Action on Hostages in Gaza

 

A harrowing session of the United Nations Security Council unfolded in New York this week as Israeli officials and relatives of hostages held by Hamas issued powerful appeals for international action. Ilay David, brother of hostage Evyatar David, addressed the council via live video, delivering a searing condemnation of what he called the body’s inaction in the face of “monstrous cruelty.”

 

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“Every moment of delay is a step closer to a final, tragic outcome. We all have a responsibility,” he said, urging the Security Council and the broader global community to act decisively. “To the leaders of the world, to every member of this council and to the global community, your silence in the face of this monstrous cruelty is complicity.”

 

David’s testimony came just days after Hamas released propaganda footage of hostages, including his brother Evyatar and another captive, Rom Braslavski, who appeared gaunt and malnourished. One chilling scene showed Evyatar being forced to dig his own grave. “My father cannot sleep and my mother has not stopped crying,” Ilay told the council. He implored the UN to “recognize that this is a matter of life and death requiring urgent medical intervention.”

 

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar flew to New York to speak at the emergency session, which was called at Israel’s request. Support for the meeting came from the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Sa’ar did not mince words, especially when addressing remarks made by Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s deputy envoy, who said Moscow mourned all victims but blamed Israel for the absence of a ceasefire.

 

“It was really funny to hear the Russian Federation representative, after three and a half years of a brutal invasion, brutal war in Ukraine and bombardments on civilian population in Kiev and other places, speaking here the way he spoke,” Sa’ar said. He also accused the Palestinians of adopting propaganda tactics from the Soviet era. “The Palestinians learned propaganda from you—from the Soviet era, and you were good teachers,” he said to Polyanskiy. “The Palestinians invented terrorism as a way to promote their means, and it includes all Palestinian factions.”

 

Describing Hamas as “pure evil,” Sa’ar said the group had orchestrated a campaign of “starvation” and “torture” against the hostages. He denounced their use of the captives in what he called a “deliberate and well-planned, sadistic propaganda campaign,” citing the stark contrast between the skeletal hostages and a “well-fed terrorist” whose “thick, meaty arm” appeared in the video.

 

Addressing accusations that Israel was to blame for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Sa’ar defended his country’s actions. “Israel has been facilitating huge amounts of aid into Gaza since the beginning of the war,” he said. “The truth must be told: Hamas sadistically starves our hostages, while the terrorists enjoy meat, fish and vegetables.”

 

He further noted that under the terms of a ceasefire deal in November 2023, the Red Cross was to be allowed access to assess hostages and provide medication—access he said Hamas has denied. “Terror states and organizations kidnapping civilians is not just our problem,” Sa’ar warned. “Today it’s Israel. Tomorrow, it’s you.”

 

Sa’ar also condemned the international media for what he viewed as biased coverage. “I read the New York Times the day after Hamas released the distorted video of Evyatar David. I looked, but could not find Evyatar on the front-page,” he said, criticizing the outlet for previously featuring images of supposedly starving Gazan children, later found to have preexisting conditions. “We are witnessing the twisted anti-Israel agenda of so much of the global media” and UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s “deafening silence” on the hostages.

 

Outside the chamber, Sa’ar told reporters his mission was to “put the issue of the hostages front and center on the world stage.” He criticized last week’s two-state solution conference at the UN, hosted by France and Saudi Arabia, as having “assassinated the hostage deal and ceasefire,” arguing it gave Hamas incentives to prolong the conflict.

 

U.S. interim ambassador Dorothy Shea echoed Israeli concerns, warning that “some have instead taken steps that embolden Hamas and undermine the negotiators’ efforts.” She described the previous week’s conference as an “unproductive publicity stunt” that “undercut the efforts of mediators and prolong the war.” Shea added, “These gifts to Hamas not only imperil the hostages. They also hurt the civilians of Gaza who continue to suffer.”

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Source Forbes | UN Council Meeting Live  2025-08-07

 

 

Since when has the UN been effective on anything? Hamas is deliberately starving that Israeli and I don't need to know anything else about their inhuman consistent behavior.  Take another look at the photos of their barbaric actions on Oct. 7.  If they think they are getting world pity, well they are doing the exact opposite.  

6 minutes ago, koolkarl said:

Since when has the UN been effective on anything? Hamas is deliberately starving that Israeli and I don't need to know anything else about their inhuman consistent behavior.  Take another look at the photos of their barbaric actions on Oct. 7.  If they think they are getting world pity, well they are doing the exact opposite.  

So the Israilies prevent humanitarian aid going in to Gaza and then complain when hostages are treated the same way as the general population in Gaza

5 minutes ago, yardrunner said:

So the Israilies prevent humanitarian aid going in to Gaza and then complain when hostages are treated the same way as the general population in Gaza

 

   Israel are not preventing humanitarian aid from going into Gaza though 

7 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Israel are not preventing humanitarian aid from going into Gaza though 

 

Israel is currently being accused by multiple international organizations of preventing humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza. Human Rights Watch recently stated that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war, which constitutes a war crime. They report that Israel has imposed sweeping restrictions on aid entry and created a militarized aid distribution system that has led to over 850 Palestinian deaths during attempts to access food.

 

UN agencies confirm that aid convoys are being blocked or delayed. Many NGOs have been deregistered or denied access unless they provide sensitive personal data on Palestinian staff, which has effectively shut down their operations. In total, 29 aid organizations were recently denied permission to deliver supplies.

 

Fuel blockades are also in place, which are threatening the lives of premature babies and disrupting hospital operations. The Gaza Health Ministry reports 193 starvation-related deaths, including children.

 

International condemnation is growing. China and several UN representatives have called on Israel to restore unrestricted aid access. Legal experts and UN rapporteurs have described the situation as genocide, citing the deliberate deprivation of food and medical aid.

 

5 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Israel is currently being accused by multiple international organizations of preventing humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza. Human Rights Watch recently stated that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war, which constitutes a war crime. They report that Israel has imposed sweeping restrictions on aid entry and created a militarized aid distribution system that has led to over 850 Palestinian deaths during attempts to access food.

 

UN agencies confirm that aid convoys are being blocked or delayed. Many NGOs have been deregistered or denied access unless they provide sensitive personal data on Palestinian staff, which has effectively shut down their operations. In total, 29 aid organizations were recently denied permission to deliver supplies.

 

Fuel blockades are also in place, which are threatening the lives of premature babies and disrupting hospital operations. The Gaza Health Ministry reports 193 starvation-related deaths, including children.

 

International condemnation is growing. China and several UN representatives have called on Israel to restore unrestricted aid access. Legal experts and UN rapporteurs have described the situation as genocide, citing the deliberate deprivation of food and medical aid.

 

 

   That is to stop Hamas stealing the food and selling the food to make a profit for themselves .

   Hamas are stopping the food entering Gaza  because they keep stealing it

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   That is to stop Hamas stealing the food and selling the food to make a profit for themselves .

   Hamas are stopping the food entering Gaza  because they keep stealing it

 

That doesn't make sense........the aid is being withheld to stop Hamas from stealing it.......AND ......Hamas are also stopping the aid from entering to stop them stealing it?

Just now, Will B Good said:

 

That doesn't make sense........the aid is being withheld to stop Hamas from stealing it.......AND ......Hamas are also stopping the aid from entering to stop them stealing it?

 

   Hamas are causing the food entry restrictions because they keep stealing it .

  Israel have no obligation to feed Hamas and they can stop Hamas receiving the food 

4 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Hamas are causing the food entry restrictions because they keep stealing it .

  Israel have no obligation to feed Hamas and they can stop Hamas receiving the food 

 

 

Hamas are causing the food entry restrictions because they keep stealing it ..............Wouldn't Hamas want to let the aid in so they can then steal it?

 

Israel have no obligation to feed Hamas.....you mean no obligation to let aid through?

 

and they can stop Hamas receiving the food. Well yes.....if they stop the aid that will happen???

Interesting how when Israel has a bone to pick they complain to UN but when there’s a complaint against them they dismiss it, label it as antisemitism, bring out oct7 and ww2, etc. they should be kicked out of the UN. 

8 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

Interesting how when Israel has a bone to pick they complain to UN but when there’s a complaint against them they dismiss it, label it as antisemitism, bring out oct7 and ww2, etc. they should be kicked out of the UN. 

 

   Why not focus on the actual compliant, rather than just using it as a means to attack Israel ?

2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Hamas are causing the food entry restrictions because they keep stealing it ..............Wouldn't Hamas want to let the aid in so they can then steal it?

 

 

   Hamas's action of stealing the food is the reason why the food wont be let in 

No sympathy whatsoever, Israel has some nerve, they cause the majority of Palestinians to go without food, baby formula, medicines, fuel and water, then have the gall to complain about it to the United Nations when it involves their personnel, funny that but whenever there is a resolution about them changing their ways, total ignorance.

28 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

No sympathy whatsoever, Israel has some nerve, they cause the majority of Palestinians to go without food, baby formula, medicines, fuel and water, then have the gall to complain about it to the United Nations when it involves their personnel, funny that but whenever there is a resolution about them changing their ways, total ignorance.

Don't think they are asking for sympathy! Don't think Palestinians are going without food, baby formula etc either. Hostages are starving to death obviously and the UN is mostly silent (if not complicit). Like you.

Screw the UN. Keep killing Hamas until they surrender.

17 hours ago, yardrunner said:

So the Israilies prevent humanitarian aid going in to Gaza and then complain when hostages are treated the same way as the general population in Gaza

Hamas steals a lot of it and resells it for triple.

On 8/7/2025 at 2:50 AM, yardrunner said:

So the Israilies prevent humanitarian aid going in to Gaza and then complain when hostages are treated the same way as the general population in Gaza

Are you f*%king kidding?? Pretty sure Hamas was beating and killing hostages LONG before anyone in Gaza missed a meal you twatwaffle. 🤠

On 8/9/2025 at 6:35 PM, mrwebb8825 said:

Are you f*%king kidding?? Pretty sure Hamas was beating and killing hostages LONG before anyone in Gaza missed a meal you twatwaffle. 🤠

and Irgun, the Jewish terrorists were committing atrocities against the British (eg the King David hotel long before the formation of the State of Israel) and the present Israel leadership should be treated as a terrorist organisation.