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Former Hostage Reveals Harrowing Gaza Captivity Experience

2/14/2026

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Arbel Yehoud, a former hostage, described captivity in Gaza.
She made multiple suicide attempts during captivity.
Yehoud and her partner, Ariel Cunio, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.
Italian journalist Alessandro Stefanelli was denied entry to Israel and awaits a court ruling on his visa-cancellation petition.

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Arbel Yehoud, a former hostage, described captivity in Gaza.
She made multiple suicide attempts during captivity.
Yehoud and her partner, Ariel Cunio, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.
Italian journalist Alessandro Stefanelli was denied entry to Israel and awaits a court ruling on his visa-cancellation petition.