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Ex-Hostage Bar Kupershtein Details Hamas Retaliation Attack

4/5/2026

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Bar Kupershtein, a former Gaza hostage, recounts being held by Hamas and having his leg broken in retaliation for an incident at the Sde Teiman detention center.
He says the injury came in retaliation for that incident at Sde Teiman.
The attackers linked their actions to Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The IDF Military Advocate General canceled indictments against five defendants due to evidentiary challenges.

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Bar Kupershtein, a former Gaza hostage, recounts being held by Hamas and having his leg broken in retaliation for an incident at the Sde Teiman detention center.
He says the injury came in retaliation for that incident at Sde Teiman.
The attackers linked their actions to Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The IDF Military Advocate General canceled indictments against five defendants due to evidentiary challenges.