Former hostage Ohad Ben Ami details hunger, starvation in captivity

Former hostage Ohad Ben Ami details hunger, starvation in captivity

Speaking on N12's Friday Studio show, Ohad Ben Ami said he and other hostages were held "30 meters underground, in six meters of concrete and sand without air to breathe."

He has been held captive by Hamas since October 7, and has experienced the worst physical and psychological abuse. He is now fighting to stop the war.

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The captive told the Friday edition of Channel 12 that he was held in the tunnel alongside five other hostages. "The bugs are all over the tunnel and get into the nose, mouth, ears and everywhere possible," Ben Ami described. "When someone gets sick, everyone gets sick. Diarrhea, stomach upsets and worms are very common."