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For over 450 days, the world has watched in silence as 100 hostages taken by Hamas endure unspeakable horrors. Yet, despite the abuse, torture, and psychological torment, the United Nations has failed to act. No resolution condemning Hamas has been issued. No Security Council meetings have been convened to discuss the hostages' release. Instead, the UN has repeatedly criticized Israel's efforts to free these innocent lives from captivity, focusing on condemning Israel rather than on the real perpetrators of unimaginable atrocities.
“In the coming days, we will submit a report to the UN Rapporteur on Torture describing the horrors that our kidnapped men and women are undergoing in Hamas captivity. The UN and the international community are trying to continue their agenda and forget the torture and atrocities of the October Seven. We will not let this happen. We will continue to remind the UN of the sexual abuse, starvation, neglect, and humiliation our hostages are enduring, and the cruelty of Hamas terrorists. We will not stop until everyone returns home.” - Danny Danon, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations
A chilling new eight page report, prepared by Israel’s Ministry of Health, at the request of Health Minister Bosso, exposes the depths of suffering faced by these hostages and will be given to the UN this week. The report documents extreme acts of physical and sexual violence, starvation, and brutal psychological abuse. Children were forced to engage in sexual acts, women were assaulted at gunpoint, and men were beaten, burned, and denied basic medical care. The released and rescued captives were often kept in filthy, dark conditions, deprived of food, water, and medical attention, resulting in physical and emotional trauma.
The first part of the report describes aspects of the neglect, deliberate ill-treatment, torture, and humiliation inflicted on the abductees, and their consequences for their health, physical and mental state. The Health Ministry's report to the UN describes a harsh set of atrocities endured by the captives. A boy refused to say goodbye to his mother after he returned, two boys were whipped in private areas and suffered burns. Kidnappers witnessed the killing, raping and torturing of others.
Many hostages, including children, were forced to witness the murders of their fellow captives, held in solitary confinement, and starved to the brink of death. Some returned home with deep emotional scars—suffering from nightmares, anxiety, and a crushing sense of guilt for surviving while their loved ones remain in captivity. These are not just statistics or abstract concepts; they are real people, whose lives have been destroyed in the name of terror.
This report is a damning reminder of the reality of the hostages' captivity, yet the world’s silence is deafening. The question must be asked: What will the world do with this new report? Hostages from over 20 nations are still captive, and instead of rallying to free them, some nations have actively worked against Israel’s efforts to secure their release.
Why? Why is the suffering of these innocent people being ignored? Why has the global response not focused the lives of those who are still held captive? Is the world going to deny these atrocities just like they did with the sexual violence report from the UN? Why is the international community still silent? Why has the focus not been on ending the suffering of these innocent people, and why does the world seem more concerned with criticizing Israel’s efforts rather than condemning the true perpetrators of these crimes?
R’ Wolicki in “Verses for Zion”, writes about the waiting and leaving alone of dough (causes it to rise) and wine (turns it into vinegar). He notes a particular kind of cruelty reminded by chamotz.
Indeed the world doesn't care about the non Jewish victims and hostages either, only because they happened to be (working) in Israel ?!?!
Shame on mankind to support the UN who's protecting terrorists and for promoting the annihilation of Israel.
R’ Wolicki in “Verses for Zion”, writes about the waiting and leaving alone of dough (causes it to rise) and wine (turns it into vinegar). He notes a particular kind of cruelty reminded by chamotz.