Israeli hostages bond through horror of Hamas captivity

Hostages tortured daily, made to drink toilet water, says captivity survivor

Tal Shoham, released after 505 days in Hamas captivity, describes inhumane conditions he endured and shares harrowing details of his kidnapping, including doing anything to get a bite to eat: 'We begged our captures, flattered them, even agreed to give them massages'

Israeli hostages bond through horror of Hamas captivity

Freed hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel befriended two Israeli soldiers in captivity, creating a support system that helped all of them endure the terrifying experience.

The Austro-Israeli Tal Shoham spent 505 days in the Gaza Strip as a prisoner of Hamas' terrorist militia. On Wednesday, he spoke to the APA about his martyrdom. "Not even animals would be kept as we were treated," said Shoham. The guards admitted that they had "starved out," "so that we would look really bad when we got out."

The Austro-Israeli, who spent 505 days in detention of Hamas' terrorist militia in the Gaza Strip, is visiting Vienna. He talks about hunger, torture and humiliation in hostage detention.

After 16 months of imprisonment, the Austro-Israeli Tal Shoham returned to Austria for the first time in the captures of Hamas terrorists and his release at the end of February. Ex-Chancellor Karl Nehammer invited the former hostage and family to his home for dinner – and served a local classic. The Nehammer family cooked for Tal Shoham, his wife Adi and his children in his home in Vienna-Hietzing. His son Naveh and daughter Yahel had wished for…

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