Former Hamas hostage Noa Argamani spoke to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday about her time as a captive in Gaza. She also made a desperate plea for the release of the remaining hostages.

Gaza's population of over two million people are largely dependent on international aid since the war began in 2023.

Hamas terrorists killed nearly 1400 people - mostly civilians - in southern Israel on October 7. It took 251 hostages. Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes and artillery attacks have killed over 43,000 persons in the Strip so far.

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon is calling on the international body to issue a formal condemnation of Hamas and the atrocities it has committed since the Oct. 7 attacks.

UN Ambassador-designate Elise Stefanik slammed the UN as a "deep den of antisemitism," promising an America First approach.

Hamas described Israel’s actions as “a serious violation of international law and a blatant war crime committed in full view of the world.”

An Israeli woman recounted her ordeal at the United Nations Security Council, telling the 15-member body she did not think she would make it out alive.

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani addressed the UN, revealing that some hostages died in IDF bombings while in Hamas captivity.

Indeed, torture survivors have historically been viewed as heroes who have overcome adversity, and communities tend to rally around their recovery and rehabilitation. It is time the same recognition was afforded to victims of sexual violence in conflict, who are often stigmatised.