Israel-Gaza latest updates: Hostage videos spark outcry as UK to evacuate hundreds of ill Palestinian children

Germany’s interior ministry is reviewing the feasibility of projects that would involving bringing children from Gaza to Germany for treatment, a ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

“The feasibility of such initiatives depends crucially on the security situation, the possibility of leaving the country, and other factors,” said the spokesperson.

The German cities of Hanover and Duesseldorf have said in recent days that they would accept children from the Gaza Strip and Israel who are particularly vulnerable or traumatised.

The ministry has not yet received any inquiries from German cities about the issue, the spokesperson said at a regular government press conference in Berlin.

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was “appalled” by the images, adding that the release of hostages was necessary for a ceasefire

• French President Emmanuel Macron said Hamas embodies “abject cruelty”, also adding that France is working to release hostages, obtain a ceasefire and get aid into Gaza

• UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said “images of hostages being paraded for propaganda are sickening” and they must be released “unconditionally”

Three people have died from a rare nerve condition, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), according to the Gaza’s health ministry.

GBS can cause sudden muscle weakness or paralysis.

Two of the deaths were children under 15 years old, who died after life-saving treatment failed due to the blockade, the ministry said in a post on Telegram.

“These are not just deaths… they are a warning of a real, potential infectious disaster,” the ministry said.

It warned that a dangerous increase in infections and malnutrition among children is creating a “fertile environment for the uncontrolled spread of infectious diseases”.

Videos released of emaciated Israeli hostages in Gaza have sparked international condemnation over the weekend.

On Saturday Hamas released a video of Evyatar David, 24, in a fragile condition.

On Thursday the Palestinian Islamic Jihad published a video of Rom Braslavski, 21, crying.

Both Braslavski and David were abducted from the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023.

They are among the 49 hostages believed still in Gaza, of whom 27 are believed dead.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he spoke to Red Cross regional lead, Julien Lerisson, to request help in getting food and medical care to hostages in Gaza.

It comes after videos showed Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski in a visibly fragile state.

“The world cannot remain indifferent to the shocking images,” Netanyahu’s post said.

There are 49 hostages believed still in Gaza, of whom 27 are believed dead.

Israel has been accused of creating a man-made famine in Gaza, which it denies.

In an interrogation room just after 1am, 68-year-old grandmother-of-seven Marji Mansfield was sat across from counter terrorism officers after being arrested at a pro-Palestine protest in central London.

In their latest update, Gaza’s health ministry said the World Health Organisation will deliver trucks carrying blood units and medical supplies to hospitals in Gaza.

These trucks will not contain any food items, the ministry said in a post on Telegram this morning.

A further five adults have died from malnutrition and starvation in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry said.

In total 180 people, including 93 children, have now died from hunger, the ministry said.