Freed Hostage Accuses Hamas of Exploiting UN Aid at UN

Eli Sharabi, a former hostage released from Hamas captivity, testified before the United Nations Security Council, alleging that Hamas exploited humanitarian aid for their fighters while Israeli hostages were left to starve. Sharabi recounted his 491-day ordeal in which he was chained and beaten, receiving minimal food while witnessing Hamas militants consume aid intended for civilians. He specifically noted seeing aid boxes, marked with UN emblems, being taken into Hamas tunnels. Sharabi urged the UN to take immediate action to free the remaining hostages and criticized the organization's inaction in condemning Hamas. He revealed devastating news of his family's murder during the October 7 attacks, which he only learned upon returning home. In the context of ongoing tensions, Hamas recently launched rockets at Tel Aviv, marking an escalation amid renewed Israeli military operations in Gaza.