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Freed Hostage Urges End to Gaza War in Knesset

5/20/2025

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After 482 harrowing days in captivity, freed hostage Arbel Yehoud passionately called on Israeli lawmakers to end the Gaza war during her Knesset appearance. She recounted the brutal beatings and isolation she endured, intensified by the tragic deaths of her captors' relatives in Israeli strikes. Meanwhile, her partner Ariel Cunio and his brother David remain trapped in Gaza.

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After 482 harrowing days in captivity, freed hostage Arbel Yehoud passionately called on Israeli lawmakers to end the Gaza war during her Knesset appearance. She recounted the brutal beatings and isolation she endured, intensified by the tragic deaths of her captors' relatives in Israeli strikes. Meanwhile, her partner Ariel Cunio and his brother David remain trapped in Gaza.