Milan, Aug. 3 (LaPresse) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the International Committee of the Red Cross to take immediate action to provide food and medical assistance to the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, during a conversation with Julien Lerisson, head of the Red Cross delegation in the region. According to his office, Netanyahu accused Hamas of spreading a “lie about hunger” to the world, while the real hunger is being inflicted on the hostages, who are subjected to “brutal physical and psychological abuse,” as reported by The Times of Israel. “The world cannot remain indifferent in the face of images that recall Nazi crimes,” Netanyahu told Lerisson. The Israeli prime minister also called on the international community to denounce Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and to end all direct and indirect support, stressing that their actions constitute a clear violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions.
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