Hostages in Hamas Captivity Went For Days with Little Food, Lost Weight Due to Neglect

Darkness, hunger, poor sanitation: Hamas kept Israeli hostages in 'horrible conditions'

Seventy-eight-year-old Ruthy Munder was among the hostages who were released by Hamas, a Palestine-based group that has been designated a terrorist organisation by many nations including the US and the UK. She spoke about the darkness, shortage of food, poor sanitation, and other ordeals she faced when she was held hostage by Hamas.

Kept in suffocating rooms, slept on chairs: Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

Israeli hostage freed by Hamas recounts "suffocating" captivity, says she was fed well until conditions worsened & people became hungry. She & her family were kept in a room for 50 days, sleeping on plastic chairs with a sheet. She held out hope of being freed & was optimistic.

Freed hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

Ruth Munder, 78, told Israel’s Channel 13 that she spent the entirety of her time with her daughter, Keren, and grandson, Ohad Munder-Zichri, who celebrated his ninth birthday in captivity.

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

Ruti Munder, 78, says she was kept in ‘suffocating room’ and slept on plastic chairs

Released Israeli Hostages Tell Horror Stories From Time With Hamas

Hamas, the brutal terrorist group that massacred Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 and provoked a war with the Jewish state, over the last few days let some of its hostages go as part of a ceasefire deal. Released hostages have described hellish conditions and torture while they were in Hamas captivity. "The hostages were beaten with sticks as they were abducted," while "many of them had bleeding wounds" when Hamas finally released them, the Yeshiva W…

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and people became hungry. She was kept in a "suffocating" room and slept on plastic…