Hamas Is Waging a War of Propaganda To Convince the World the Hostages Were Treated Well, Yet Freed Israelis Report the Opposite — in Harrowing Detail

Some hostages are held in dark tunnels, not seeing sunlight for more than 50 days. Children were forced to watch footage of the massacre and threatened if they cried.

AP/Leo Correa
A mini-bus carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas and Israeli military personnel at the Sheba Medical Center at Ramat Gan, Israel, November 30, 2023. AP/Leo Correa

Some hostages were held in dark tunnels, not seeing sunlight for 50-plus days. Others were confined in attics or apartments, moved frequently, and given inadequate food and water. The elderly were deprived of life-sustaining medications. Children were forced to watch footage of the October 7 massacre and threatened if they cried, the aunt of a released child hostage, Eitan Yahalomi, told France’s BFM TV.

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