A Russian-Israeli hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during its surprise attack on the Nova Music Festival was able to escape his captors and hide for four days before Gazans handed him over to the terrorists, his aunt revealed.
Roni Krivoi, 25, who was freed by the terrorist group on Sunday, was being held in a building in Gaza that ended up collapsing as a result of an Israel Defense Forces airstrike, his aunt, Yelena Magid, told the Israeli public radio, according to the outlet. Jerusalem Post.
“He managed to escape the rubble and free himself,” he said, noting that he suffered a head injury in the building collapse.
But since he was in unknown territory, Krivoi could not get very far and instead decided to hide in the Gaza Strip.
“I didn’t have the ability to understand where I was and where I needed to go, so I couldn’t navigate in the open,” Magid explained. “He was alone.”
Hostage Roni Krivoi, 25, kidnapped by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at the Rafah border and was released on November 26, 2023. REUTERS Roni Krivoi, 25, was allegedly able escape from the Hamas terrorists and hide in Gaza for several days. AP
After four days in hiding, he said, Gaza residents found Krivoi and “returned him to the hands of the terrorists,” he said, according to the Times of Israel.
Krivoi was finally released on Sunday, in what Hamas terrorists described as a gesture of gratitude for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “efforts and support for the Palestinian cause,” Israel’s i24 News reports.
He was the first adult man to be released from captivity and was freed along with 13 other Israelis and three foreign hostages.
Krivoi was finally released on Sunday, in what Hamas terrorists described as a gesture of gratitude for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “efforts and support for the Palestinian cause.” via REUTERS Krivoi’s release marks the first time an adult man has been freed from Hamas captivity. REUTERS
“I asked him today: ‘How are you feeling? Do you have nightmares?’” Her aunt said of the conversation she had with Krivoi after his release.
“He replied, ‘Yes, I have nightmares from the party and the captivity, but that’s good, it means I’m handling it well.’
Other freed hostages have told their families how they were completely cut off from the outside world and only learned that their relatives died in the October 7 assault after they were freed.
Krivoi reportedly told his aunt that he was being held in a building that was attacked during an Israeli airstrike and managed to escape. REUTERS
They said they were fed a bland diet of rice and pita while they endured hours of waiting to go to the bathroom.
But so far, all of the freed hostages are reported to be in stable condition after being transported to Israeli medical facilities.
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