Netanyahu Compares Hamas to Nazis after Starvation Video of Israeli Hostages; Witkoff Meets Hostage Families as Speaker Johnson Prays at Wall - CBN News

 

The Christian Perspective August 4, 2025   7:00 AM ET

Outrage abounds in Israel and internationally after Hamas released a new video of desperate and emaciated Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza for 22 months. Israel received support for the urgent need to release the captives from Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, who has returned from Israel to the U.S., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, who arrived in Israel this weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared Hamas to the Nazis, calling them "monsters" for starving the captives "the way the Nazis starved the Jews." The chairman of the U.S. Gaza aid effort, Johnnie Moore, criticized the U.N. for complaining about Israel's aid failures, but doing nothing to get the aid delivered to those who need it in Gaza.  Here's what you need to know.

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