Israel: Tens of thousands are on the streets after Gräuel video

In a mass demonstration in Israel, the participants called for the release of all hostages from the competitive Gaza strip. The Islamist Hamas use the hostages as “living hunger experiments”, the “Times of Israel” quoted the brother of Evjar David held in the Gaza Strip. In a previously published propaganda video of Hamas, the 24-year-old, which has been emaciated except for the bones, can be seen in a narrow tunnel how he shovels his “own grave”.

“End this nightmare, which has been going on for 666 days. Sign a comprehensive agreement that brings all 50 hostages back and ends the fights,” said the hostage of the hostages to the government and spoke of 60,000 participants. According to the “Times of Israel”, people also took to the streets in other places. The newspaper spoke of one of the highest number of participants in the past few weeks.

According to the newspaper, Evjar’s brother asked the Israeli government and the heads of state and government of the world, especially US President Donald Trump, to achieve the release of hostages “with all necessary means”. At one point in the almost five-minute propaganda video of the Hamas, Evjar said to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I have been completely abandoned by you, my premier, by you, who would have to take care of me and all the other prisoners.”

Hamas describes its hostages in its propaganda language as “prisoners”. David’s family had approved the publication of the video clip. According to Israeli, there are still 50 hostages in the violence of Hamas and other groups. At least 20 of them should still be alive. For the time being, months of efforts to bring about an ceasefire through indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas and to bring about the release of the hostages are considered as good as failed.