At least some Hamas hostages are being completely isolated from the outside world (and several of them only learned after their release that their relatives were murdered on October 7) and are fed a bland diet of rice and pita while they endure long waits to go to the bathroom, according to those released. .
Relatives of some of the freed hostages revealed to the media what life was like for their loved ones during the grueling weeks of captivity.
Ruthie Munder, 78, her daughter Keren Munder, 54, and grandson Ohad Munder-Zichri, 9, were released Friday night as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
A grieving Ruthie only learned of her son Roi’s death after she was released on Friday, the elderly woman’s niece, Merav Mor Raviv, said, according to the New York Times on Sunday.
Ravi also said his captors fed his relatives primarily rice and pita, a diet that caused both Ruthi and Keren to lose between 13 and 18 pounds since October 7.
“They ate, but not regularly or all the time,” he told the outlet.
Some members of the Munder family, including Karen and her 9-year-old son Ohad, were released from Hamas custody on Friday. Hamas through social networks The Munder family had to endure seven weeks feeding mainly on rice and pita, while waiting up to two hours to use the bathroom in captivity.via REUTERS
The uncle of recently freed Noam and Alma Or said the teenagers also received devastating news similar to what Ruthie Munder received after she was freed: that her mother, Yonat Or, was murdered on October 7.
“They have some difficult stories to tell about the way they were captured and treated,” uncle Ahal Besorai told the BBC on Sunday of the teenagers.
Yaffa Adar, 85, who was among those freed Friday night, also lost weight during her captivity, the grandmother’s family told reporters Sunday during a call organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Adar was famously photographed being taken away in a golf cart by Hamas terrorists.
Ravi said that when his relatives needed to go to the bathroom, they would knock on the door to alert the Hamas terrorists, but sometimes his relatives would have to wait up to two hours before they could go.
Yaffa Adar smiles when she arrives safely at an Israeli hospital. Adriana Adar / Facebook Adar was able to get up to hug her family after being separated from them for weeks. Adriana Adar/Facebook Adar was famous for the grandmother photographed being carried away in a golf cart by Hamas terrorists.AP
Ravi added that during his seven weeks of captivity, his family members were also forced to sleep in rows of molded plastic seats, similar to those used in waiting rooms.
But the hostages were also freed and received good news.
Ruthie also learned that her husband, Avraham, at least survived the terrorist attack, although he was detained elsewhere in Gaza.
Adar was part of a group of hostages released by Hamas in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. HAMAS MEDIA OFFICE/AFP via Getty Images Karen Munder and her son Ohad were released from Gaza on Friday.Youm7/X
And not all hostages appear to be receiving similar treatment from their terrorist captors.
Thai national Vetoon Phoome, who was in the first group of hostages released last week, was reportedly “taken care of very well,” his sister told CNN.
Roongarun Wichanguen said his brother was doing well after his release on Friday along with nine other Thai nationals.
“His face was very happy and he seemed fine,” she said in a video interview. He said that he was not tortured or assaulted and that he had been given good food.
“They treated him very well. “It seems like he just stayed in a house, not in the tunnel,” she added.
While little Ohad and his grandmother Ruthie are free, it was revealed to them that grandfather Avraham (left) is still detained in Gaza. Merav Raviv via Israel in the US
So far, all of the freed hostages are reported to be in stable condition after being transported to Israeli medical facilities.
Five former hostages were freed Sunday from Schneider Children’s Medical Hospital, the first of Friday’s group.
They include Daniel Aloni and his 6-year-old daughter Emilia, and Doron Katz Asher and his daughters, Raz Asher, 4, and Aviv Asher, 2.
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