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Hamas Hostage Survives for 505 Days

  • A 66-year-old Israeli-American, Siegel, and his wife Aviva were taken hostage along with 251 others during attacks on October 7, 2023.
  • Siegel described a horrific moment when a captor pointed a gun at him, saying, 'I'm going to kill you now.'
  • He experienced extreme fear in captivity, recalling being held so far underground that he was 'gasping for breath.'
  • Since his return, Siegel has actively campaigned for the release of the remaining hostages.
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Freed Israeli hostage recounts 484-day nightmare in Gaza

More than four months since his release from Gaza, former hostage Keith Siegel bears the mental scars of 484 days of captivity in destroyed buildings and tunnels in the hands of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

"There were peaks of anxiety, fear and torture of not knowing, the uncertainty of not knowing," says Siegel. "I made the promise that I had to come back and I couldn't consider that I wouldn't come back. I think it gave me a lot of strength to cross.

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