The conditions of three emaciated Israeli hostages freed Saturday from Hamas represent a “war crime,” and show that time is running out for the remainder of the hostages to be released, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

“The images of hostages Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami — emaciated by starvation, weak from months of abuse, their bodies resembling those of concentration camp survivors — must haunt the world’s conscience,” the center, which combats antisemitism and hate while promoting Holocaust education, said in a statement to Newsmax. 

Saturday, armed militants led the three hostages onto a stage before a crowd of hundreds, where they had to make statements before they were handed over to the Red Cross. The three men, all civilians were among the 250 people seized as hostages during the Hamas-led invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. 

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