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Hostage Segev Kalfon Reveals 783 Days of Torture

11/1/2025

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Segev Kalfon, a Gaza hostage, described 783 days in captivity and severe starvation, saying, "It's a hunger I can't get used to."
Kalfon and Maxim Herkin and Yosef Chaim Ohana stayed in a room with no speaking, relying on eye contact.
They were moved between buildings and to underground tunnels.
In a mice-infested room, Kalfon said the mice became his friends.
He considered escaping but faced a torture-versus-survival dilemma.

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Segev Kalfon, a Gaza hostage, described 783 days in captivity and severe starvation, saying, "It's a hunger I can't get used to."
Kalfon and Maxim Herkin and Yosef Chaim Ohana stayed in a room with no speaking, relying on eye contact.
They were moved between buildings and to underground tunnels.
In a mice-infested room, Kalfon said the mice became his friends.
He considered escaping but faced a torture-versus-survival dilemma.