Relatives of the Israeli hostages being held by the Palestinian militant organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip have addressed a specially convened meeting of the UN Security Council in New York. Among others at the meeting on Thursday, Gilli Roman, who is also a German citizen, recalled his sister-in-law Carmel, who was abducted from Kibbutz Beeri on October 7 last year. “We know little about Carmel’s situation,” said Roman. “We hope she is alive. But we don’t know.” The representatives of the Security Council and several other UN member states present, including Germany, promised to continue t…