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Former Hostage Reveals Hamas Torture and Brutality

10/31/2025

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Former hostage Maxim Herkin described his brutal treatment by Hamas captors in an interview, detailing beatings and torture.
His captors inscribed “a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye” on his back as a message to Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, whom he criticized for inciting violence against hostages.
Herkin was released on October 13, 2025, during a US-brokered ceasefire, while 11 hostages remain unaccounted for in Gaza.

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Story summary

Former hostage Maxim Herkin described his brutal treatment by Hamas captors in an interview, detailing beatings and torture.
His captors inscribed “a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye” on his back as a message to Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, whom he criticized for inciting violence against hostages.
Herkin was released on October 13, 2025, during a US-brokered ceasefire, while 11 hostages remain unaccounted for in Gaza.