Itay Blumenthal and Shani Weizman from Kan News reported tonight that Ohad, Or and Eli saw one of the hostages collapse in captivity and suffered severe physical abuse that included hanging by the legs.
Itay Blumenthal said on his social media account that he and Shani Weizman, published tonight on Kan 11, horrifying testimonies from the captivity of Or Eli and Ohad who returned yesterday - testimonies that must be heard about the hell of captivity in Gaza.
The three were deliberately starved, long days without any food at all. Every few days they received rotten pita bread that they were forced to share with other hostages who were with them. Whole, long days passed without being given water. They did not drink, and one of the hostages collapsed in captivity - a traumatic event that the hostages who were with him thought he was dead
They all underwent horrific torture. Things that are difficult to deny, but it is important to tell what happens there in the tunnels. They were taken separately for brutal interrogations by the terrorists who demanded information from them while undergoing severe physical abuse. We are talking about strangulation, tying of limbs, blocking of the mouth with cloth - to the point of suffocation, hanging by the legs, and burns inflicted on them by a hot object
Regarding the conditions of captivity: According to the testimonies, they were put in a small room inside a tunnel where they could not move and certainly not stand and had difficulty breathing. They were left alone for long days. They were barefoot the entire time. One of the hostages said: "They treated us like animals"
Only when it was clear that they were going to be released, the terrorists provided them with a little more food, so that they would be able to stand on their feet when they were released.