Family releases second Hamas propaganda clip of hostage Evyatar David, forced to dig own grave
The family of 24-year-old hostage Evyatar David released a second Hamas propaganda video on Saturday showing him in visibly dire physical condition, a day after Hamas published what it claimed was a “sign of life” from the captive.
The initial footage, posted Friday and released with the family’s consent and confirmed by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum a day later, shows David appearing severely emaciated, his bones protruding beneath his skin. He is seen sitting in what appears to be a tunnel, documenting his daily food intake in a handwritten chart. On several days, the chart reads “no food,” while on others it lists only “lentils.”
Hostage Evyatar David appears in a Hamas propaganda video, footage whose release was approved by his family on Saturday
Later Saturday, the family also cleared for publication a second video dated July 27, in which David, visibly weakened and gaunt, says he has been without proper food or water for an extended period and claims he was forced by his captors to dig his own grave. “I don't know what I'm going to eat. I haven’t eaten in days,” he says. “I've been living in a really difficult situation and have been for many months.”
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“What I’m doing now is digging my own grave,” he adds. “Each day, my body grows weaker and weaker. I’m walking directly to my grave. This is the grave where I think I'm going to be buried in. Time is running out. You are the only ones who can end this, [so I can] be released and be able to sleep in my bed with my family.”
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