Israel: Hamas hostage after release – “I went through hell”

A freed Israeli hostage from the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip has described her abduction as a traumatizing experience. “I went through hell,” said 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz on Tuesday in Tel Aviv. The terrorists raged in their kibbutz, killing and kidnapping people and making no distinction between old and young. Two men kidnapped her on a motorcycle. One of them hit her on the ribs several times during the trip to the Gaza Strip.

Terrorists carried out a massacre of civilians in Israel on October 7th on behalf of Hamas. More than 1,400 people in Israel died during the attack and in the days that followed. Militants kidnapped more than 200 people in the Mediterranean region. Yocheved Lifschitz was kidnapped with her husband from the village of Nir Oz. The family doesn’t know what’s going on with her husband, as one daughter told journalists. He was injured.

Israel: Hamas hostage Yocheved Lifshitz reports

However, Yocheved Lifshitz also said that she was well cared for in captivity. “They treated us well.” A doctor checked on them every two or three days. A wounded man received antibiotics and medication. They shared the food with members of Hamas. They tried very hard to keep the place clean.

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Lifschitz and a second Israeli woman were released on Monday evening after more than two weeks of captivity. Pictures online show the woman shaking hands with a Hamas member. This gesture caused horrified reactions on social networks. The 85-year-old said that she had also walked in tunnels under the Gaza Strip. Hamas created these tunnels. This tunnel system is “like a spider web”. When they arrived there were 25 prisoners in a large hall. They took her watch and jewelry.