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Video: Freed Israeli Hostage Recounts the Horrors of Hamas Captivity

(YouTube) Ilana Dayan - In a televised interview on Israeli Channel 12, Eli Sharabi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas for 491 days, said: "During the first 3 days, my hands are tied behind my back, my legs are tied, with ropes that tear into your flesh, and a bit of food, a bit of water during the day. I remember not being able to fall asleep because of the pain. The ropes are already digging into your flesh, and every movement makes you want to scream, and your hands are also tied behind your back so your shoulders really, really hurt and no position is good enough." "And there are moments you just pass out. You lose consciousness, you wake up after 2 or 3 hours and the pain continues. I beg them to at least tie my hands in the front and then I'd be able to relax, everything would be okay. And they refuse. But after 3 days they untie us." "You work on your survival all the time, and look for solutions all the time. If you're in pain, you look for a way not to be in pain. If you're hungry, you look for a way not to be hungry." "Do you know what it is to open a fridge? People should really think when they open a fridge at home. It's everything to open a fridge. The very concept of a free man who can take a piece of fruit out of it. That's what you dream of every day. You don't care about the beatings you get, and they beat you, they break my ribs. I don't care." "The hunger. Give me another half a pita. You feel your gut stuck to your spine, you can see your gut actually go inward at some point, and you can't believe that's what's happening to your body. In the worst times you eat once a day, a bowl of pasta. It's about 250 to 300 calories a day, which is a tenth of what I need. That's the amount we eat for 6 months. And when you ask for something more, and suddenly someone throws you a dry date, it seems like the best meal in the world to you."
2025-03-02 00:00:00
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