Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Saturday that the international community must not remain silent in the face of "sadistic abuse" of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip after Hamas and Islamic Jihad released videos showing the hostages in extremely poor physical condition.
"The world cannot remain silent in the face of the difficult images that are the result of deliberate sadistic abuse of the hostages, which also includes starvation by Hamas and Islamic Jihad," Saar stated.
He also insisted that his counterpart worldwide should "express a moral and ethical stance and to exert every possible influence to end the terrible suffering of the Israeli hostages."
