Hostage: Israeli Army Did Not Take Hamas Threat Seriously Enough

85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz, one of many two hostages launched by Hamas on Monday night, October 23, spoke at a press convention held on the hospital the place he was being handled in Tel Aviv. Lifschitz talked about his experiences whereas he was held hostage.

Based on Reuters information company, Lifshitz mentioned that ‘the Israeli military didn’t take the Hamas risk significantly sufficient’. Explaining that he was overwhelmed by Hamas members whereas he was taken hostage and brought to Gaza on October 7, when the assaults and clashes started, Lifschitz mentioned that he was “handled properly” in the course of the two weeks he was held hostage.

Describing how he was kidnapped from the ‘kibbutz’ the place he lived by armed and motorcycle-riding Hamas members, Yocheved Lifschitz acknowledged that he ‘skilled hell’. Lifschitz mentioned that they entered Gaza by means of a gate and that the motorbike trip induced bruises on his physique, and that he had issue respiratory throughout this time.

Declaring that the Israeli authorities spent billions on the border fence, the lady mentioned, “However this did nothing to cease Hamas,” in line with the BBC. Lifschitz’s daughter, Sharone, who was translating in the course of the press convention, additionally acknowledged that her mom was pressured to stroll a number of kilometers on a moist floor after being taken off the motorbike.

‘THEY SAID THEY WON’T HARM ME’

Lifschitz additionally talked about Hamas’ underground tunnels and in contrast them to a ‘spider net’. Explaining that her mom’s watch and jewelery had been additionally taken, Shrone mentioned that when her mom obtained off the motorbike, the individuals who greeted her instructed her that ‘they believed within the Quran and subsequently they might not hurt her’. Then, Lifschitz and the 24 folks with him had been taken to the tunnels, the place they walked on ‘smooth and moist floor’.

‘THERE WERE ON DUTY, A HEALTH WORKER AND A DOCTOR’

Lifschitz mentioned that two or three hours later, 5 folks from the Nir Oz kibbutz had been taken to a separate room. Based on Lifschitz, there have been additionally guards, a paramedic and a health care provider on the place the place he was held. Explaining that they had been stored in a ‘clear’ place, the lady acknowledged that they slept on mattresses laid on the ground. A health care provider came visiting them each 2-3 days. Accordingly, the paramedic additionally introduced drugs after they wanted it.

‘THEY ATE THE SAME THINGS AS US’

Lifschitz, who mentioned that there was a guard ready for each 5 hostages, defined that those that held him hostage “paid consideration to each element” and that “girls who had been educated about girls’s hygiene” had been additionally included on this. Lifschitz mentioned that whereas they had been held hostage within the tunnels in Gaza, they had been introduced cheese and cucumbers to eat, and Hamas members ate the identical issues as them. Lifschizt’s daughter, Sharone, additionally mentioned her mom felt “the story wasn’t over till everybody got here again.”

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