Hostages Still in Gaza Facing Starvation and Abuse, Families Say
Days after the release of visibly emaciated hostages Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami, and Eli Sharabi from Hamas captivity, reports are continuing to come out about the harsh conditions faced by them and by the dozens of living hostages still held in Gaza. Israeli health officials say that the recently returned hostages are facing malnutrition, infections, and heart problems. According to their family members, all three also suffered starvation and abuse while held in Gaza, including being given only one rotten pita to share after days without food and having their faces bound.
Family members of hostages still held in Gaza say they have been told that their own loved ones are facing similar treatment.
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On Monday, Idit Ohel, the mother of 24-year-old hostage Alon Ohel, told Israeli media that her son is said to be held in chains and dealing with multiple untreated injuries. Alon Ohel was held together with Sharabi and Levy, from whose testimonies the family received the only sign of life since their son’s kidnapping on October 7, 2023.
“Everything you can see that Eli and Or went through, Alon is now experiencing,” Idit Ohel told Channel 12.
Alon Ohel is among the 24 hostages thought to be alive who are unaccounted for in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Sixteen hostages have been released so far in the deal, which took effect on January 19, and 17 more are set to be released in the coming weeks, not all of them alive.
