SA’AR ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL – Israeli Foreign Minister Sa’ar says the UN stand is unbalanced about hostages
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on Monday, that he will be departing to New York for a special UN Security Council session that he initiated on the issue of the hostages.
Referring to a video recently released by Hamas showing one of the hostages still being held in Gaza, Sa’ar called for the international community to put the focus on the hostage situation.
According to Israeli officials, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, only 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Hamas, thus far, has barred humanitarian organizations from having any kind of access to the hostages and families have little or no details of their conditions.
A statement from The Hostages Families Forum, which represents relatives of those being held in Gaza, said Hamas’ comments about the hostages cannot hide that it “has been holding innocent people in impossible conditions for over 660 days,” and demanded their immediate release.
