# French president Emmanuel Macron has condemned the videos of Israeli hostages held in Gaza released this weekend. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released clips showing captives Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David in a visibly fragile state. They were kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the war. Macron says Hamas has shown abject cruelty and unlimited inhumanity by showing the unbearable images of Braslavski and David. They are among 50 hostages that remain in the territory, at least 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
Macron says hostage videos prove Hamas’s unlimited inhumanity