The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on the hostages in Gaza, Israel’s ambassador has said, as outrage built over their fate in the war-torn enclave, where experts say a famine is unfolding, AFP reports.
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, posted the announcement on social media amid anger over videos showing two of the hostages held by Hamas emaciated.
Danon said that the Council “will convene this coming Tuesday for a special emergency session on the dire situation of the hostages in Gaza”.
The videos make references to the calamitous humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where UN-mandated experts have warned that a “famine is unfolding” due to Israel’s heavy restrictions on the entry of aid.