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'Hostage,' Eli Sharabi's Memoir About Life in Hamas Captivity, Is ...

UNITED STATES, JUL 08 – Eli Sharabi’s memoir reveals his ordeal and faith during over a year of Hamas captivity after the attack that killed more than 1,000 people, publishers said.

  • Harper Influence announced Tuesday that Eli Sharabi’s memoir 'Hostage' will be published in the U.S. on October 7, 2025, marking the first Hamas captivity memoir to be released there.
  • Driven by a desire to share his captivity experience, Sharabi's memoir 'Hostage' reveals his resilience, faith, and bonds formed with fellow hostage Alon Ohel during over a year of harsh conditions.
  • Harper Influence announced that Sharabi's 'Hostage,' a memoir about his over-a-year captivity by Hamas during the October 7 attack, will debut in the U.S. this fall, revealing harsh conditions and resilience.
  • Sharabi expects readers to understand captivity hardships; he says the book will leave audiences 'not be able to remain indifferent' for the purpose of fostering empathy.
  • Marking the two-year anniversary, the U.S. release of Sharabi's 'Hostage' in October may set a precedent for future Hamas captivity memoirs.
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'Hostage,' Eli Sharabi's memoir about life in Hamas captivity, is coming to the US

An Israeli man’s memoir about being held captive by Hamas is set for U.S. release. Eli Sharabi's *Hostage," originally written in Hebrew, has already become a bestseller in Israel.

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Harper Influence, a division of the major book publisher HarperCollins Publishers, has acquired the North American rights to the book "Kidnapped" by Eli Sharabi, a survivor of 491 days of captivity in Hamas. The book "Kidnapped" will be published in the United States on October 7, 2025, the second anniversary of the October 7 tragedy - shortly after it became a bestseller in Israel and broke sales records. In a joint statement, Harper Collins, E…

The survivor of the captivity was interviewed on Channel 12 and spoke about the hunger, the abuse he endured, and his friends Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Eviatar David, who were left behind. "If I thought until I met them that I suffered from malnutrition and poor conditions — their story was horrifying." He said that the abuse against them worsened when the negotiations stalled

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