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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-888183
Former Gaza Hostage Describes Hamas Torture, Electrocution
(Jerusalem Post) James Genn - Former Gaza hostage Matan Angrest told Israel's Channel 12 that he was tortured, including by electrocution, during his time in Hamas captivity, in an interview broadcast on Thursday. "I woke up in Gaza in some house, and could not open my eyes or move my hand - my hand was burned," Angrest said, describing the first moments he recalls. "Someone came to me with two wires and put them on my wounds. I felt like I was being electrocuted. I screamed in pain, and then he did it to me again." Over time, his Hamas interrogators, who knew he was part of a tank crew, kept increasing the pressure. "They tortured me to the extreme. Electric shocks - trauma that will stay with me." Angrest was released in October 2025 after 738 days in captivity.