Three Israeli hostages recently released from captivity in Gaza revealed the horrors they endured, including torture, starvation, and inhumane conditions. Their harrowing testimonies have intensified public pressure on the Israeli government to expedite the ceasefire talks and secure the release of the remaining hostages.
Three Israel i hostages, Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami, recently returned home after months of captivity in Gaza , revealing harrowing accounts of torture and starvation. Their emaciated appearance and medical diagnoses of acute malnutrition sparked comparisons to Holocaust survivors. Doctors confirmed that all three men were severely malnourished. Details about their captivity emerged following their release, painting a grim picture of their ordeal.
The hostages reported being deliberately starved, receiving only a single rancid pita bread every few days, which they were forced to share. Their captors denied them water for days on end, leading to one of the hostages collapsing in front of the others. They described being subjected to severe torture during individual interrogations, including strangulation, hanging from their feet, and burning. Held in a small, cramped room inside a tunnel, they were unable to stand straight and struggled to breathe. Information from released hostages also suggests another captive, Eliya Cohen, is alive but shackled for over a year, with gunshot wounds in his legs and enduring severe physical and psychological abuse. Cohen's mother, Sigi, criticized government officials opposing the ceasefire deal, demanding they empathize with the families' pain. The released hostages' harrowing testimonies have intensified pressure on the Israeli government to expedite the ceasefire talks and secure the release of the remaining 76 hostages. However, Prime Minister Netanyahu remains hesitant to move to the second stage of the ceasefire, fearing the potential collapse of his coalition government. Protesters outside Netanyahu's residence urge him not to sabotage the second stage of the ceasefire, while relatives of the hostages express distrust in the government and hope for a resolution from President Joe Biden's administration. The Israeli delegation returned from Doha, Qatar, where they held talks on the ceasefire, but they lacked the authority to make significant progress. The Israeli security cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss the second stage of the ceasefire, but conflicting statements from Israeli officials about continuing the war against Hamas threaten to derail the fragile negotiations
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