A new Israeli Ministry of Health report, submitted to the United Nations, details the horrific suffering endured by hostages released from Hamas captivity. Testimonies from freed hostages, including two children who were bound and beaten, reveal brutal treatment involving burns from heated objects and lasting injuries.

Women described sexual assaults at gunpoint and forced nudity, while men recounted sexual abuse, starvation, severe beatings, and branding with hot metal. Many suffered significant weight loss, with children losing up to 18% of their body weight, leading to infections and other health issues. This systematic physical and psychological abuse paints a grim picture of their ordeal.

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Despite some releases, 99 hostages remain captive, enduring these conditions 14 months after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Or Levi, whose wife was murdered during the attack, is among those still held. His brother, Michael Levi, expressed profound distress over the report’s contents.

Levi criticized the international community, particularly the UN, for inaction, stating, “For some reason, the Israeli side is not counted as human,” and asserting that the UN ignores Hamas’ crimes against humanity. He detailed his experience briefing the UN Security Council, emphasizing the need for a personal understanding of the situation and equal value for all lives.

“When you see how inhumane and horrible the conditions that the hostages are in, and knowing that my brother is one of them… it kills me,” he said. “Thinking about my brother, who is almost six feet three, trying to stand up in dark, airless tunnels less than six feet tall – it’s unbearable.”

Negotiations continue, following President-elect Trump’s pledge to intervene if hostages are not released before his inauguration. However, Or Levi is reportedly excluded from humanitarian efforts due to his age. Michael emphasized his brother’s 3-year-old son’s plight, having lost his mother and now facing the potential loss of his father. “If this is not a humanitarian case, I don’t know what is,” he stated.

Despite his frustration, Levi remains hopeful that Trump’s approach will bring change, believing increased pressure on Hamas and its financial backers (Qatar, Turkey, and Iran) is necessary.

“The report we are submitting to the U.N. is a harrowing testimony to the brutal experiences suffered by the hostages in Hamas captivity,” said Israel’s Health Minister Uriel Busso. “These are actions that cannot be tolerated and demand that the world wake up and take action.”

Israel’s UN ambassador condemned the world body’s response, stating that the UN and international community are attempting to disregard the October 7th atrocities. They vow to continue fighting for the hostages’ return.

Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of the Ministry’s Medical Directorate, highlighted the dire condition of all hostages and the urgency of their return.

The Ministry of Health’s report is divided into two sections: the first details the physical and psychological abuse based on medical team testimonies, and the second focuses on rehabilitation models for returnees.

The report also details the devastating psychological abuse, including isolation and forced exposure to violence. Survivors experienced trauma, nightmares, and guilt, struggling with reintegration and daily life.

The report’s release has elicited mixed reactions, validating suffering while reopening emotional wounds. Dr. Hagai Levin, head of the Health Team for Hostages and Missing Families Forum, stressed the urgent need for international intervention and the complexity of long-term rehabilitation for released hostages, particularly children.

Minister Busso’s statement to the U.N. urged the international community to pressure Hamas and its supporters to immediately free all hostages, calling it a moral and humanitarian imperative.