As the Gaza conflict nears its first anniversary, an Israeli man taken hostage by Hamas on Friday recalled his confinement, saying he heard beatings whereas in captivity.
Shlomi Ziv, 41, was among the many 4 Israeli hostages who had been rescued alive from Hamas captivity in June.
They had been kidnapped from the Nova music competition, a trance competition held in Israel’s Negev Desert, on October 7 final yr.
Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40) had been rescued in a particular operation by the IDF, ISA and Israel Police from 2 separate places within the coronary heart of Nuseirat after being kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music competition.
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“There had been quiet nights in captivity when you may hear each little sound, after which abruptly, you’d hear somebody getting overwhelmed,” Ziv was quoted as saying by the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post.
“It was chilling to listen to the screams of that individual being brutally overwhelmed,” he added.
“One factor that my captivity in Gaza bolstered greater than anything is the understanding and realization that they do not need any peace with us or to stay subsequent to us or with us,” Ziv stated.
He additionally stated the Hamas members known as them “cockroaches” and all the time stated that the following time they do one thing just like the October 7 assault, “they will not take hostages, however would kill them”.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, Ziv was working as safety director on the Nova music competition when he was taken hostage.
Hamas members staged their worst-ever assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, and took 251 hostages from the Nova music competition and Nir Oz kibbutz, triggering the conflict in Gaza.
64 Hostages Still Held By Hamas In Gaza
According to studies, whereas 117 of the 251 hostages have to date been freed, most of them girls, kids, and overseas staff, 64 persons are nonetheless in Hamas’ captivity.
This is the second the elite Yamam unit rescued former hostages Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan and Andrey Kozlov from captivity in Gaza.
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Of the 64 considered alive, 57 are Israelis, six are Thai nationals and one is Nepalese, based on information company AFP.
Fifty-two males, 10 girls, two kids, and eleven navy personnel are stated to be held in Gaza.
Most of the hostages had been launched throughout a week-long truce in late November in change for 240 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
The Israeli military has confirmed 70 others are useless, 33 of whose our bodies are nonetheless in Gaza.