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Former Hostage Reveals 738 Days of Brutal Captivity

10/28/2025

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Yosef-Haim Ohana, a former hostage, described in an Israeli television interview that he was held 738 days and endured beatings and the threat of death.
He recounted a captor holding a gun to his head.
He said captors used psychological abuse, including a lottery system to decide who would be harmed.
Ohana was released and returned home to Kiryat Malachi, highlighting brutality faced by hostages in Gaza.

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Story summary

Yosef-Haim Ohana, a former hostage, described in an Israeli television interview that he was held 738 days and endured beatings and the threat of death.
He recounted a captor holding a gun to his head.
He said captors used psychological abuse, including a lottery system to decide who would be harmed.
Ohana was released and returned home to Kiryat Malachi, highlighting brutality faced by hostages in Gaza.