Former Israeli hostage reports about wife and daughters who died

Former Israeli hostage reports about wife and daughters who died

an Israeli man who by Hamas for 491 days as Geisel, described, how he was starved during his captivity. The moment of his release Hamas-gaza-ceasefireefireeFire-intl/index.html"> Daughters died during the attacks on October 7, 2023.

the release and the painful loss

Eli Sharabi was released at the beginning of this month together with Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy as part of an agreement on an armistice and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas.

The 52-year-old Sharabi stated that his kidnappers had not told him that his wife Liann and his daughters Noiya and Yahel were killed during the attack in 2023. He only learned about her fate after his liberation.

emotional memories

In an emotional television interview that was broadcast on Thursday on the Israeli broadcaster Channel 12, Sharabi remembered the moment when he was brought to him by the Red Cross to post the Israeli defense forces, where psychologists and a friend of the family, a social worker, were waiting for him. "I said: 'Take my wife and the girls," "recalled Sharabi. "She said to me: 'Osnat [his sister] and mom are waiting for you." "

In the trembling voice, Sharabi added: "It was clear that you couldn't say it anymore. Because at that moment she had already told me. It is clear that the worst happened."

"I very much hope that you did not feel any pain in your last moments. That everything happened quickly and was not painful. I hope you are in a good place," he added while his voice.

The situation of the remaining hostages

Sharabi also gave insights into the fate of the remaining hostages, including his close friend Alon Ohel, with whom he had shared a tunnel and built up an "inseparable bond".

He reported that the hostages only received one meal a day-often a bowl of pasta or half a pita bread-which only included 250-300 calories. "We cut the Pita into four pieces and chewed a bit for 10 minutes as if it were enough," said Sharabi and remembered that he dreamed of his mother's kitchen. "You dream of opening a refrigerator ... an egg, vegetables, water. This is freedom."

an urgent appeal

CNN contacted Hamas after the interview at Channel 12. The group previously told CNN that it "dealt with the prisoners in accordance with international law" and "provided them with food at a time when there was a famine in the Gaza Strip".

The interview at Channel 12 ended with an urgent appeal from Sharabi: "People have to understand - every hostage is the child, the parent or the siblings of someone.

ceasefire and hostage exemption

The agreement on the ceasefire led to the release of 38 Agrees released, as well as thousands of Palestinian prisoners and imprisoned people who are recorded by Israel.