Vivian, thank you. There's something I've been wondering. Why would Hamas make the hostages to starve to death if they want to keep the war going? Are they letting them _all_starve because they are sensing this portion of their fight is coming to an end? Or are they letting only a few starve, filming them, using them as propaganda to continue to divide Israelis, while keeping the others alive to keep the war going? If all of the living hostages are starving like we saw Rom and Evyatar, I just don't see any of them being able to hold on much longer. I hope my question was clear.
Hi Jennifer, I think we can assume that all the hostages are being starved to the bring of death and have been throughout their captivity. We have heard such testimony from other released hostages. Hamas is reportedly quite expert at knowing exactly how much and how little food and water to allow to keep the hostages alive. Recall the previously released hostages - particularly in the winter of 2025 - they, too, were starved within an inch of death. And they had been fed much better in the days leading up to their release. Eli Sharabi has said that he had weeks, at most, to live. I presume this is what physicians told him upon release. Hamas needs the hostages - not all of them - but a few. This is why I said and felt and still do - that we lost the war on October 7. Because once they had a single hostage - nevermind 250+ - we were done. It's harsh but I believe it is true. Israel needs to end this war on the best terms possible. And, yes, I have some ideas in that regard,
“Bag of snakes” certainly seems to be a good description. Your video really gives us a sense of the situation on the ground, thanks for filming and sharing this Vivian.
Hi Glenn. Yes - it's very impactful. IDF was not concerned with us showing the destruction (the piece passed through the military cesnor) but we could not, of course, show military posts/positions. There's so much more to the story, of course.....including the refusal of Egypt to allow the Gaza civilians to seek refuge in their territory. That would have allowed Israel to fight a much cleaner war against an armed adversary - with no civilians in the way. Tragically, that is not how things unfolded.
Agree. The problem has never been with supply. It's distribution. This is what the new aid centre and others like it are meant to alleviate. Having said that - two years in - one would have thought this disaster in which we find ourselves to be very avoidable.
Vivian, thank you. There's something I've been wondering. Why would Hamas make the hostages to starve to death if they want to keep the war going? Are they letting them _all_starve because they are sensing this portion of their fight is coming to an end? Or are they letting only a few starve, filming them, using them as propaganda to continue to divide Israelis, while keeping the others alive to keep the war going? If all of the living hostages are starving like we saw Rom and Evyatar, I just don't see any of them being able to hold on much longer. I hope my question was clear.
Hi Jennifer, I think we can assume that all the hostages are being starved to the bring of death and have been throughout their captivity. We have heard such testimony from other released hostages. Hamas is reportedly quite expert at knowing exactly how much and how little food and water to allow to keep the hostages alive. Recall the previously released hostages - particularly in the winter of 2025 - they, too, were starved within an inch of death. And they had been fed much better in the days leading up to their release. Eli Sharabi has said that he had weeks, at most, to live. I presume this is what physicians told him upon release. Hamas needs the hostages - not all of them - but a few. This is why I said and felt and still do - that we lost the war on October 7. Because once they had a single hostage - nevermind 250+ - we were done. It's harsh but I believe it is true. Israel needs to end this war on the best terms possible. And, yes, I have some ideas in that regard,
“Bag of snakes” certainly seems to be a good description. Your video really gives us a sense of the situation on the ground, thanks for filming and sharing this Vivian.
Hi Glenn. Yes - it's very impactful. IDF was not concerned with us showing the destruction (the piece passed through the military cesnor) but we could not, of course, show military posts/positions. There's so much more to the story, of course.....including the refusal of Egypt to allow the Gaza civilians to seek refuge in their territory. That would have allowed Israel to fight a much cleaner war against an armed adversary - with no civilians in the way. Tragically, that is not how things unfolded.
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Agree. The problem has never been with supply. It's distribution. This is what the new aid centre and others like it are meant to alleviate. Having said that - two years in - one would have thought this disaster in which we find ourselves to be very avoidable.