by Jerusalem Post Staff
Herzog expressed outrage that staged images of hunger in Gaza were gaining more global attention than videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavsky.
President Isaac Herzog urged the world "not to fall for Hamas’s lies," during a diplomatic meeting with Estonian President Alar Karis on Wednesday.
The Israeli president and First Lady, Michal, attended the meeting at the Presidential Palace in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital.
Speaking alongside Estonia’s President @AlarKaris in the capital Tallinn, I highlighted the hypocrisy of Hamas’ lies.
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) August 6, 2025
Israel has dramatically overhauled the entire approach to the humanitarian situation. The UN unfortunately is holding hundreds of trucks which it is failing to… pic.twitter.com/P1wgknBCWC
During the meeting, Herzog expressed outrage that staged images of hunger in Gaza were gaining more global attention than videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavsky.
Standing beside Karis, Herzog displayed photos of the two emaciated hostages, who remain captive under Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
"This is an image of Evyatar David, a young kid who was at the party, at the Nova Festival, and he is now skin and bones. His situation is life-threatening. And you see the fat hand of his captor – they have food there. The other room is full of food – the hostages who came out of this tunnel told us," Herzog stated.
Herzog emphasized Israel’s recent humanitarian efforts in Gaza while stressing the urgency of resolving the hostage crisis:
"Therefore, in order to resolve the situation, we tell the world: You want to move forward? Get a hostage deal, get a ceasefire. In the last two weeks, Israel has overhauled the entire approach to the humanitarian situation, pushing in major quantities of humanitarian aid, 30,000 tons in the last week, 30 tons only by air drops yesterday, hundreds of trucks."
He also criticized the United Nations for logistical failures, stating, "The UN is holding hundreds of trucks, almost 800 trucks. The UN can distribute and is failing to distribute."
Herzog then drew attention to a staged Gaza photo that appeared in a German newspaper, depicting Gazans holding empty pots for the cameras rather than waiting for food distribution.
"Instead of that, we see a PR campaign like this one revealed in a German newspaper. You see a photographer staging the Gaza people to show that they are lacking food. This is staged. We don't shy away from the humanitarian need to help the people of Gaza, but we ask the world not to fall for the lies. Condemn Hamas and say to Hamas, 'You want to move on? Get the hostages out.'"
Jerusalem Post Staff
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-863452
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