Israel’s prime minister accused Hamas of not wanting a ceasefire deal and requested that the Red Cross bring food and medical care to hostages held in Gaza, after public fury ignited over propaganda videos showing two emaciated Israeli captives.

"Hamas's lie of starvation resonates around the world, while the actual systematic starvation is against our hostages who suffer brutal physical and mental abuse," he said. The head of the regional International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),

Israeli PM’s office said he asked the ICRC to help provide food and medical treatment and the ICRC repeated calls for access to the hostages.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the recently released videos of two severely emaciated hostages in Gaza prove that Hamas has no interest in reaching a hostage release deal, and that the footage has strengthened his resolve to “eliminate” the terror group, in a video message shared by his office.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (August 3) that he was "deeply shocked" as he watched the "horrifying" videos released by Hamas of Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski that showed both of them in deteriorating physical and mental conditions.