Recent accounts from 16 Israeli hostages freed after a year in captivity shed light on the severe mistreatment they endured at the hands of Hamas. Families report beatings, torture, and psychological manipulation, where captors would mock the victims about the fate of relatives and force them into staged photo opportunities upon release. One hostage, Keith Siegel, chronicled his experiences mentally to maintain control and sanity. The traumatic conditions faced by the hostages highlight the brutal reality of their experience while held in crude conditions in Gaza.
The psychological torment continued into the very last moments before their release, as Hamas forced the hostages to praise their captors... during staged ceremonies that preceded their journey home.
Hamas was trying to show us that they still have a certain level of control over what's going on,” said Lee Siegel, the brother of Keith Siegel, a 65-year-old American Israeli hostage.
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