United Nations – Former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi went UN Security Council (UNSC) His heartbreaking story and a simple request: “Take them all home now.”
Sharabi was free for six weeks, but at that time he had advocated hostages and talked with world leaders about the plight of those who were still struggling at Hamas’ hands.
“On October 7, my paradise turned into hell,” recalls Sarabee, who was taken away from Kibbutz Be’eri. “The siren began, Hamas terrorists invaded, I was stripped of my family and never saw them again.”
Kibbutz Be’eri saw some of the worst of the October 7 massacre. according to Israel Defense Forces. Those killed included Sarabee’s wife and two daughters. He only learned about their murder when he returned from Gaza.
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“Then I went home. They told me my mother and sister were waiting for me. I said, ‘Let my wife and daughter.’ That’s what I know. Sarabee’s brother Yossi was also taken hostage but was imprisoned. His body is still in Gaza.
Former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi and Israeli United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon posted photos of Sharabi’s family in photos of his murdered wife and daughter on October 7. (Perry Bindelglass)
When Sarabee was released along with Levy and Ohad Ben Ami on February 8, the world noticed that all three looked clumsy. At the time, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said it was a “crime against humanity.” President Donald Trump These people said “look like Holocaust survivors” and seemed “in a terrible state.”
Sarabee told the Council when he got Back to Israel After 491 days of imprisonment in Hamas, he weighed only 44 kg (97 lbs). He talked about the pain of hunger and how it was swallowed by hunger through beatings (including such severe ribs being broken).
Sarabie testified that he gave him only one pita per day and was forced to beg for extra food. At that time he told the Council that it was where the United Nations humanitarian aid was going.
Freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi introduced the UN Security Council to the time of his imprisonment and demanded the release of the remaining hostages. (Perry Bindelglass)
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“I know you often discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. But let me tell you, as a witness, I saw what happened to this kind of help. Hamas stole it.” “I saw Hamas terrorists bringing to the tunnel with boxes of the UN and near-water rescue gate signs. Dozens of boxes, paid by your government, feeding the terrorists who tortured me and murdered my family.”
Many hostages said Hamas would eat torture in front of them and never give any food to prisoners.
“When you talk about it Humanitarian Aidremember this: Hamas eats like a king when the hostages are hungry. Hamas stole it from civilians. Hamas prevented the assistance of those who really needed it. ” Sarabee told the Council.
Free Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi showed the UN Security Council photos of his wife and daughter’s graves. (Perry Bindelglass)
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Sarabee also slams the silence and inaction of the United Nations, the Red Cross and the world.
“Where is the United Nations? Where is the Red Cross? Where is the world?” he asked.
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon echoed this, saying that the Security Council “eliminates hostages” but did not mention that “humanitarian crimes of Hamas are deliberately taking hostages.” Danon then accused the “wide United Nations system” of giving up its responsibilities and hostages.
Since October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists have been accompanied by Hamas terrorists, and were then handed over to the Red Cross of Deir Al-Balah in the Gaza Strip on February 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Danon stressed that the war will not end until the remaining hostages return home.
Sarabee summed up his remarks.
He said: “Take them all home. Don’t make excuses. Don’t procrastinate anymore. If you represent humans – prove that. Take them home.”
