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'Our Life Is Gone': Ex-Hostage Couple Exhanged Letters While in Hamas Captivity

Arbel Yehoud endured severe abuse and isolation during 482 days in Gaza, maintaining hope through brief note exchanges with partner Ariel Cunio, who was held 738 days.

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Arbel Yehoud and Ariel Cunio started dating in 2018. Five years later, on October 7, they would be kidnapped from their home in Nir Oz by terrorists, taken into Gaza, and separated.

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The survivor of the captivity told "Ulpan Shishi" in an interview that she was sexually assaulted "almost every day in captivity" and tried to end her life three times. She said she was held in solitary confinement, starved, and suffered prolonged physical and mental abuse. "There were moments when I thought this was the only way out of it."

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Captivity survivor Arbel Yehud told the Daily Mail that she experienced daily abuse and attempted suicide. She said it was her love for her partner Ariel Cuneo that kept her alive in Hamas captivity.

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Maariv Online broke the news in Israel on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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