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Hostage Describes Two-Year Torture in Hamas Tunnels

11/10/2025

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Story summary

Bar Kupershtein, an Israeli hostage, describes a two-year captivity in Hamas tunnels in Gaza.
He survived with minimal food and regular beatings, relying on his faith.
He was abducted during the October 7, 2023 attack at the Nova music festival and released on October 13, 2023, as part of a ceasefire deal.
He linked the violence to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Palestinian-prisoner policies.

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Story summary

Bar Kupershtein, an Israeli hostage, describes a two-year captivity in Hamas tunnels in Gaza.
He survived with minimal food and regular beatings, relying on his faith.
He was abducted during the October 7, 2023 attack at the Nova music festival and released on October 13, 2023, as part of a ceasefire deal.
He linked the violence to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Palestinian-prisoner policies.