Eliya Cohen Tells Entire Captivity Story: 'They Stripped Us Naked To See Whether To Cut Our Rations'

In Harrowing Account, Israeli Ex-Hostage Describes Abuse, Starvation, Witnessing Execution of Fellow Captive

Israeli former hostage Eliya Cohen, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, said in an interview this week that his 505 days in captivity in Gaza were marked by near-starvation and physical and psychological torment. Among the most traumatic moments for Cohen was witnessing the execution of

Eliya Cohen Tells Entire Captivity Story: 'They Stripped Us Naked To See Whether To Cut Our Rations'

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a chilling interview on Israel’s N12 channel, freed hostage Eliya Cohen tells his complete story for the first time – from the arrival at the Nova party to the race to the shelter, to the realization that was a death trap as grenades rained down on them, and the kidnapping from […]

Freed hostage Eliya Cohen recounts humiliation, starvation and abuse in Hamas captivity

In a Channel 12 interview, Eliya Cohen recounted his abduction from the Nova massacre to Gaza, a bullet removal without anesthesia upon arriving in Gaza, and captivity with Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered, and Alon Ohel, still awaiting the next hostage deal stage to start

Families of hostages and survivors of captivity participated in an event for the release of the hostages at a synagogue in Washington • Ilya David: "The hostages who returned told him that the desire to play with me again keeps him hopeful" • Keith Siegel: "I share our story because the world needs to understand what we went through as captives" • Yair and Eitan Horn's sister-in-law added and called for the struggle: "If we talk about the hostag…

Former hostage Eliya Cohen recounts brutal moments in Hamas captivity - Defend Jerusalem

Former Hamas hostage Eliya Cohen spoke with Channel 13 News and shared new chilling testimony about his time in captivity, which was republished in Arutz Sheva, the Times of Israel and the Jerusalem Post. By Rachel Avraham Former Hamas hostage Eliya Cohen spoke with Channel 13 News and shared new chilling testimony about his time

An exciting ceremony was held this morning (Wednesday) when the survivor of captivity - Eli Sharabi, was honored to write letters in the special Torah scroll that will be introduced with great pomp and splendor to the synagogue in Kibbutz Be'eri, for the benefit of the kidnapped, for the upliftment of the souls of the killed and for the success of the people of Israel. The fruit of the blessed initiative of Mrs. Rachel Fricker, founder of the sy…