"Palestine" Hamas' Brutality: Freed Hostages Reveal Horrific Torture and Starvation in Captivity
"Palestine" Hamas' / PIJ Brutality: Freed Hostages Reveal Horrific Torture and Starvation in Captivity
Ariel Cunio
Severe Conditions: Held completely alone for the entire two-year captivity in tunnels across Gaza, with no access to media or information about his family's survival. Unaware for months that his brother David and partner Arbel Yehoud were alive, leading to profound psychological isolation and uncertainty.
[1] New York Post, October 14, 2025
[2] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
David Cunio
Severe Conditions: Held in multiple tunnels with Nimrod Cohen and Eitan Horn, denied all access to media throughout captivity. Learned of his twin brother Eitan's survival only during a brief encounter with Yarden Bibas after a Hamas propaganda video was filmed, enduring extended periods of isolation from family news and external events.
[1] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
Gali Berman
Severe Conditions: Held separately from his twin brother Ziv in the same city, completely cut off from media access and unaware of his impending reunion. Terrorists spoke Hebrew to him during captivity, adding to psychological manipulation; deprived of daylight, basic sanitation, and family contact for nearly two years.
[1] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
[2] YNet, October 15, 2025
Ziv Berman
Severe Conditions: Held separately from his twin brother Gali in the same city, with no media access and no knowledge of reunion plans. Subjected to Hebrew communication by terrorists, enduring prolonged underground confinement without daylight or sanitation, fostering deep emotional and informational isolation.
[1] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
[2] YNet, October 15, 2025
Elkana Bohbot
Severe Conditions: Chained in tunnels for most of the two years, losing all sense of time and space, which caused severe disorientation. On his wedding anniversary, begged a guard for a shower but was initially denied and forced to sit; when allowed, it highlighted the extreme deprivation of hygiene and basic human dignity.
[1] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
[2] YNet, October 15, 2025
Matan Angrest
Severe Conditions: As an IDF soldier, subjected to severe torture in the first months, including savage beatings that caused blackouts and loss of consciousness; treated for finger and hand injuries without anesthesia, leading to further medical complications. Covered with black sacks and dragged during abduction; spent long periods in dark tunnels where walls collapsed during IDF airstrikes, burying him in rubble multiple times; confined to a dark tunnel for the last four months; experienced flashbacks triggering unconsciousness; thin and weak upon release, with fragmented memories of the kidnapping and battle where he believed his friends were killed.
Avinatan Or
Severe Conditions: Held completely alone in a central Gaza camp for nearly the entire two years, with minimal contact even with Palestinians or other Israelis, resulting in extreme psychological isolation. Systematically starved, losing 30-40% of his body weight; provided very little information about events in Israel post-October 7; attempted a failed escape, underscoring the desperation of his harsh, food-scarce conditions; arrived exhausted and underweight but mentally resilient. Hid prior IDF service in Sayeret Rimon.
[1] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
[2] Israel National News, October 14, 2025
[3] YNet, October 15, 2025
Evyatar David
Severe Conditions: Endured both psychological and physical abuse, including months of starvation that left him emaciated with visible ribs, as shown in a Hamas video where he stated he was barely eating or drinking water. Kept without shoes, continuously chained in some periods, and deprived of basic sanitation in dark, humid tunnels; separated from friend Guy Gilboa-Dalal for six weeks (and fully two months recently); guards continued starvation even after the shocking video, only increasing food slightly before release to "fatten him up," leaving him weak and underweight.
[1] New York Post, October 14, 2025
[2] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
Alon Ohel
Severe Conditions: Chained in the same tunnel for almost the entire two years, enduring constant pain and deprivation of daylight and basic sanitation, resulting in gaunt appearance, closely cropped hair, and prolonged malnutrition. Moved unexpectedly just 40 days before release to a central Gaza tunnel after hours of journeying, deliberately positioned as a human shield during an IDF operation to capture Gaza City, heightening the terror of being used as leverage in active combat zones.
[1] New York Post, October 14, 2025
[2] Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2025
[3] Israel National News, October 14, 2025
[4] JFeed, October 15, 2025
Omri Miran
Severe Conditions: Moved between 23 different locations across Gaza, both in tunnels and above ground, for 738 days, mentally tracking each day without writing to maintain sanity amid disorientation. Starved while guards ate in front of him; treatment worsened with IDF ground operations in March, including continuous chaining without shoes and sleeping barefoot on cold ground; deprived of daylight and sanitation for months, leading to paleness and extreme malnutrition upon release.
[1] New York Post, October 14, 2025
Yosef Chaim Ohana
Severe Conditions: As a former IDF combat soldier, survived unimaginable torture methods, including confinement with six other men in a tiny underground pit where they couldn't sit, only stand and lean against the wall, with critically low oxygen levels risking suffocation. Held in tunnels for nearly two years, with severe abuse post-deal signing when moved deeper underground; hid military background to avoid worse treatment, enduring beatings and isolation that made him fear lifelong or decade-long captivity. "He had a gun to his back throughout the entire period and tried to convince terrorists not to kill him."
Rom Braslavski
Severe Conditions: Held alone for the entire captivity, starved to extreme malnutrition while guards ate in front of him; shackled continuously and forced to sleep barefoot on cold ground without shoes. 'They demanded he convert to Islam’: Rom Braslavski's mother says son was alone for two years. Psychological abuse inflicted on Israeli hostages included repeated efforts to induce him to fast during Ramadan or read the Quran in return for food and better conditions. As an active IDF logistics soldier, hid his military service; conditions worsened during IDF operations, including chaining in dark tunnels with no sanitation or daylight for nearly two years.
[1] New York Post, October 14, 2025
[2] YNet, October 15, 2025
[5] JPost, October 15, 2025
[6] Ynet, October 15, 2025
Bar Kupershtein
Severe Conditions: As an active IDF combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade, hid his military background during captivity; endured underground confinement in tunnels with severe abuse, including starvation, beatings, and lack of daylight/sanitation for nearly two years. Provided medical aid on October 7 before capture, but faced harsh treatment in humid, dark conditions leading to respiratory infections and skin issues upon release. He faced often in immediate danger of death and managed to rise through Jewish faith.
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