The families of Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas have revealed the horrendous conditions imposed by the terrorists.
Hostages that were returned to Israel on Friday told their families that they at nothing but rice and pita, slept on plastic seats and were not able to go to the toilet when they needed to.
The hostages were returned as part of a four-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Qatar and Egypt have been working with both sides as intermediaries.
Keren Munder, her son and mother were among those innocent Israelis freed by the murderous terror regime, after they were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.
Ruti Munder, Keren’s mother, revealed during her horrific ordeal that she had learned of her son’s death on the radio while in Hamas captivity.
Ms Munder told her cousin that the hostages were only able to eat basic food and had to knock on the door when they needed the bathroom. However they sometimes had to wait as long as an hour and half before they could go.
The granddaughter of Yaffa Adar, 85, who was also returned on Friday, spoke of her grandma’s stoicism after her ordeal with Hamas.
She told the Times of Israel: “She knows what happened to her home, that it was destroyed. Usually when you’re in your 80s you have your house, your memories, your photo albums, and she has nothing. In her old age, she needs to start over and that’s tough.
“I’m so proud to be her granddaughter. I’m looking at her and the way she survived this and the strength she’s showing, and the way she was able to still hold hope to be returned.”
On Saturday 25 November and Sunday 26 November, more Israeli hostages were traded for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Included in the released hostages last night was Irish-Israeli nine-year-old Emily Hand.
Emily’s father Thomas Hand was told that she had been killed in her Kibbutz by Hamas terrorists, before later being informed by the IDF that she may in fact be alive in Gaza.
The devasted father did a series of television interviews campaigning for his daughter’s release and last night his prayers were answered, as he was pictured with his daughter for the first time since her abduction.
