Freed Israeli hostage tells UN, 'No more excuses,' says aid is feeding terrorists

UNITED NATIONS — Former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi went earlier the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with his heartbreaking communicative and a elemental plea: "Bring them each location now."

Sharabi has been escaped for little than six weeks, but successful that time, helium has already advocated for the hostages and spoken with satellite leaders astir the plight of those inactive languishing successful Hamas’ hands.

"On Oct. 7, my eden turned to hell," Sharabi, who was taken from Kibbutz Be’eri, recalled. "Sirens began, Hamas terrorists invaded and I was ripped distant from my family, ne'er to spot them again."

Kibbutz Be’eri saw immoderate of the worst of the Oct. 7 massacre. More than 100 of its residents were murdered, and 30 were taken hostage during the attacks, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Among those killed were Sharabi’s woman and 2 daughters. He lone learned of their murders erstwhile helium returned from Gaza.

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"Then I arrived home. They told maine my parent and sister were waiting for me. I said, ‘Get maine my woman and daughters.’ And that was erstwhile I knew. They were gone. They had been murdered," Sharabi told the council. Sharabi’s brother, Yossi, was besides taken hostage but was killed successful captivity. His assemblage is inactive successful Gaza.

Former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi and Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon clasp a photograph of Sharabi's household that shows his woman and daughters, who were murdered Oct. 7. (Perry Bindelglass)

When Sharabi was released Feb. 8 alongside Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami, the satellite noticed that each 3 men looked gaunt. At the time, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said it was "what a transgression against humanity looks like." President Donald Trump said the men "looked similar Holocaust survivors" and seemed to beryllium "in horrible condition."

Sharabi told the assembly that erstwhile helium got backmost to Israel aft spending 491 days successful Hamas captivity, helium weighed conscionable 44 kilograms (97 pounds). He spoke astir the symptom of starvation and how, done the beatings — including 1 truthful terrible his ribs were breached — helium was consumed by hunger.

Sharabi testified that helium was lone fixed a pita a time and would beryllium forced to beg for other food. That was erstwhile helium told the assembly wherever the U.N. humanitarian assistance was going.

Freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi briefs the U.N. Security Council connected his clip successful captivity and demands the remaining hostages beryllium released. (Perry Bindelglass)

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"I cognize that you sermon the humanitarian concern successful Gaza precise often. But fto maine archer you, arsenic an eyewitness, I saw what happened to that aid. Hamas stole it," Sharabi said. "I saw Hamas terrorists carrying boxes with the U.N. and UNRWA emblems connected them into the tunnel. Dozens and dozens of boxes, paid by your governments, feeding terrorists who tortured maine and murdered my family."

Many hostages who person returned accidental Hamas would devour successful beforehand of them arsenic torture, ne'er giving immoderate nutrient to the captives.

"When you talk of humanitarian aid, retrieve this: Hamas eats similar kings portion hostages starve. Hamas steals from civilians. Hamas blocks assistance from reaching those who genuinely request it," Sharabi told the council.

Freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi shows the U.N. Security Council a photograph of his woman and daughters' graves. (Perry Bindelglass)

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Sharabi besides slammed the U.N., the Red Cross and the satellite for their soundlessness and inaction. 

"Where was the United Nations? Where was the Red Cross? Where was the world?" helium asked.

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon echoed this point, saying the information assembly "erased the hostages" and failed to notation "the humanitarian crimes Hamas is deliberately inflicting connected the hostages." Danon past accused the "entire U.N. system" of abandoning its work and the hostages.

Israeli captive Eli Sharabi, who had been held hostage by Hamas terrorists successful Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas terrorists earlier being handed implicit to the Red Cross successful Deir al-Balah, cardinal Gaza Strip Feb. 8, 2025.  (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Danon emphasized the warfare would not extremity until the remaining hostages were returned home.

Sharabi concluded his remarks with 1 demand.

"Bring them each home. No much excuses. No much delays. If you basal for humanity — beryllium it. Bring them home," helium said.