Hamas claimed that Evyatar David had been eating what the people of Gaza were eating, referencing the accusation that Israel had forced starvation on the Palestinian enclave.
After Hamas released a new clip of hostageEvyatar David on Saturday, the second in two days, Israel’s foreign ministry drew attention to the different muscle and fat composition on the arm of the terrorist captured in the video.
“Look at the arms of Evyatar David — an Israeli hostage, starved to the edge of collapse,” the foreign ministry wrote on X/Twitter. “Now look at the arm of his Palestinian Hamas captor — strong, well-fed, offering a can for show.”
“The Hamas propoganda unit made a mistake. In minute 02:31 of their disgusting video, a Hamas terrorists gives Evyatar a can of food. One can see that the terrorists’ arm is thicker than both Evyatar’s legs. The only people being starved in Gaza are the hostages,” a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post.
Claims of famine in Gaza
Hamas claimed that David had been eating what the people of Gaza were eating, referencing the accusation that Israel had forced starvation on the Palestinian enclave. Israel has long denied Hamas’s accusations and the US recently announced that Israel was matching a $30 million contribution to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
Senior Trump administration officials told Congress this month that Israel agreed to match a US award of $30 million to the GHF, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, a previously unreported contribution to the controversial armed private aid operation.
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visit the US-launched Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s aid site in Rafah, southern Gaza, August 1, 2025. (credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Aside from the US contribution, which the US State Department announced in June, the sources of the foundation’s funding have been opaque – GHF does not disclose its donors.
Hamas have claimed that GHF aid sites have become massacre points in the Gaza Strip. GHF and Israeli officials have denied the allegations repeatedly.
The US began backing GHF as an alternative to the aid organizations which previously provided resources to the strip, citing Hamas’s frequent looting of the aid.
Reuters contributed to this report.
