The Israeli government launched a campaign by purchasing a billboard in Times Square featuring a video of Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage in a dire state. Sponsored by the Foreign Ministry and Israel's Consulate in New York, the initiative aimed to highlight the plight of hostages and criticize media coverage that emphasizes Palestinian suffering without addressing hostages. The campaign countered claims of starvation in Gaza, asserting that Hamas exploits false narratives regarding a humanitarian crisis. David was kidnapped during the Nova music festival with another hostage still in captivity.
"Hamas is starving the Israeli hostages," text alongside the video said. "Ignored by the media too busy echoing Hamas propaganda."
"We will fight the blood libel that Hamas is spreading about 'starvation' in Gaza. They use fake images and cynically exploit young children suffering from completely unrelated illnesses, presenting them as if they are starving," Ofir Akunis, Israel's consul general in New York, tweeted about the ad campaign.
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