European leaders express horror in Hamas hostage images of captives

On Sunday, leaders from all Europe responded to the horror of the recent sequences published by Hamas Israeli captives Roma Braslavski and Evyatar David, who were taken hostage almost 670 days.

French president Emmanuel Macron Took to X to call the clearly emancipated state of the two hostages a representation of “unlimited inhumanity” of Hamas and denounced it as an “abject cruelty”.

“This is what Hamas embodies,” he added.

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This screen group of a video published on August 1, 2025 by the armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas shows that the Otraélien Evyatar David looks weak and badly nourished. David, who was 24 years old in captivity, was abducted during the attack on Hamas on October 7, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)

Macron – Who sent geopolitical shock waves when he announced at the end of last month that France would recognize the state of Palestine in September – the renewed calls for an immediate cease -fire in the Gaza Strip, the return of all hostages and the complete recovery of the aid to the region.

Macron doubled on his call to the state on Sunday and said that the end of the conflict is no longer enough.

“This effort must be accompanied by a political solution for the next day. This solution is the solution to two states, Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace. This is the only possible path to a future where justice, security and dignity are guaranteed for all peoples of the region,” he said.

Macron has also clearly indicated its position with regard to Hamas, which some, including Israel and the United States, interviewed after its push for the Palestinian state.

“That there is no ambiguity: in this political vision that we defend, we demand the total demilitarization of Hamas, its complete exclusion of any form of governance and the recognition of Israel by the state of Palestine,” he added.

Macron’s announcement has prompted other Western nations to follow up on, including the United Kingdom, Canada and even Germany – although Berlin’s position on the state has left room for a certain ambiguity.

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This screen group of a video published on July 31 by the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, shows a hostage, identified as Rom Braslavski by the Otages and Disappeared Families forum. ( / Islamic Jihad Media Office / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz echoes Macron’s comments in an interview with the German point of sale Bild on Sunday and said that hostage videos “show that Hamas should no longer play a role in the future of Gaza”.

Merz also called Israel not to block more aid to Gaza in retaliation for cruelty.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy also went to X on Sunday and described the videos as “Propaganda” posts in Hamas.

“Each hostage must be released unconditionally,” he said. “Hamas must disarm and have no control over Gaza.

“We are working with partners on a long-term solution and we are planning peace. This must start with an immediate cease-fire, which releases hostages, as well as the elimination of inhuman aid restrictions,” added Lammy.

The recently published images of two of the 50 hostages still organized in Gaza coincided with a trip, the White House envoy, Steve Witkoff, went to Israel at the end of last week, during which he visited the managers and families of Tel Aviv.

The reports have suggested that the United States are now pressure for a complete agreement that would include a full ceasefire and the return of all hostages, rather than additional agreements apparently favored by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The hostage families protest, demanding their release from the captivity of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in the place known as Square Ordes in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday August 2, 2025. (AP photo / Ariel Schalit)

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Witkoff would have told families that he thought that the United States and other Allied nations helped to mediate negotiations that an agreement is about to be obtained – although this belief has been expressed several times in vain.

Only American Orland Edan Alexander was released as part of an agreement not previously forged by the Biden and the Trump administrations at the time, which saw the release of 33 hostages by March.