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A former Gaza hostage’s memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas
Eli Sharabi’s memoir details 16 months of captivity and highlights 48 hostages still held by Hamas, with about 20 believed alive, urging efforts for their return.
- On Oct. 7, Eli Sharabi, former Israeli hostage , publishes the first English memoir to keep focus on those still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- The Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people and kidnapped 251, while Israel's retaliatory offensive killed over 67,000 and displaced around 90% of Gaza's 2 million.
- Sharabi describes being held in dark tunnels under the Gaza Strip crawling with insects and rats while he and fellow hostages suffered worsening starvation and limited washing, as captors consumed humanitarian aid.
- After his release, Sharabi joined the All for Alon campaign and says there can be no closure until all hostages return, including Alon Ohel and the body of his brother Yossi.
- With 44 hostages still unreturned, a new U.S.-backed peace plan raises hopes, while around 20 are believed alive as the war anniversary arrives.
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A former Gaza hostage's memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas
Eli Sharabi spent 16 months as a hostage in Gaza's tunnels, surviving on moldy pita. Two years after the Hamas attack that started the war, he fears for a fellow hostage he considered an adopted son.
A few minutes after Eli Sharabi was released from Hamas's prisoner in February, he knew that his wife and two daughters had been killed on 7 October 2023 — the day of his kidnapping. They were found "attached", according to deposits, at the family home in Kibutz Be'eri, where Sharibi was taken by his capturers. Unique material for signatories. To have complete access, access the material link and make its daughter.
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