We know that the number of Israeli hostages who are still alive in Hamas’ captivity keeps declining, for they are steadily being murdered, one by one, by their Hamas captives. Israel now believes that of the 136 Israelis who remained as captives after the hostage-for-prisoner swap in November, and the rescue of three hostages before this latest raid, no more than 80 are still alive. Hamas, of course, continues to claim that any captives who are now dead were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes, as a way to avoid blame and to make the Israeli pilots become ever more cautious in their attacks on Hamas targets.
And we know, too, that the captives have been brutally mistreated. This was first revealed by the hostages who were released in November. Now the four hostages just rescued have their own tales of mistreatment — deliberate starvation, psychological torture (including forced readings of the Qur’an), beatings, and sexual assault. More on their stories can be found here: “Doctor Treating 4 Rescued Israeli Hostages Says They Endured ‘A Lot Of Abuse, Almost Every Day,’” by Jack Elbaum, Algemeiner, June 11, 2024:
The doctor treating the four Israeli hostages who were rescued from Gaza over the weekend said they were abused in captivity “nearly every day.”
Dr. Itai Pessach, who works for Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv and is overseeing the treatment of the four rescued hostages, told CNN their time in captivity “left a significant mark on their health” despite looking normal externally.
“There have been periods where they got almost no food whatsoever,” he said. “They had no protein, so their muscles are extremely wasted, there is damage to some other systems because of that.”
According to initial assessments by Israel’s Health Ministry, the average hostage who was released during November’s temporary ceasefire and hostage deal lost between 17 and 33 pounds in just seven weeks….
Deliberate withholding of food from the captives led to steep drops in their weight. Those who had been freed in November after just 50 days in captivity lost between 17 and 33 pounds. For the four hostages just freed, who had to endure 34 weeks in captivity, the weight loss must have been far greater, though figures have not yet been released by the Israeli doctors treating them.
The longer those Israelis were held as captives, the greater their loss of hope; they became listless and despairing.
In April, former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza recounted harrowing tales of sexual harassment and abuse in an emotional hearing at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament….
The sexual assaults went far beyond mere harassment. Female captives have described repeatedly being raped, or forced to perform fellatio, by their guards.
A family member of 12-year-old freed hostage Eitan Yahalom detailed the abuse he faced during his 52 days being held by Hamas.
Eitan Yahaloom was told that his kibbutz, and “all of Israel,” had been destroyed. Hamas allowed Palestinians, those “innocent civilians,” to beat him and the other children.
“Whenever a child hostage cried, the terrorists would threaten them with rifles to silence them,” the family member said. “Perhaps I was naïve, but I wanted to hope that they were treating him well. I was wrong. They are monsters.”
Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists abducted over 250 people during their Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel. There are currently over 100 hostages still in Gaza.
No, there are no longer “100 hostages in Gaza.” The Israelis believe that while there should be about 135 hostages still alive, more than 50, according to Israelis sources, have been murdered over the last eight months. And those captives — both those still alive and those whom Hamas murdered while they were being held captive — endured starvation, sexual abuse including repeated rapes, beatings, psychological torture, including being forced to read the Qur’an, and were incessantly told they would never be freed but would die in captivity, so that they lost all hope, and many fell into complete despair.
Remember all this the next time you hear someone inveighing against those terrible Israelis for their “massacre of innocent civilians” during the hostage rescue raid.
Levy says
The world is not waking up these so-called Arab Palestinians all over the world can do whatever they want there is no police enforcement there is no law they can destroy monuments burn the American flag harass policeman and police is doing nothing
The population in America is not doing anything as well. Those who are not agreeing to all of these complain somewhere, hidden not on the streets.
For us, Israelis this is not to believe we always hear and see that they all are saying we are praying for Israel
Well, this is obviously not enough milk for Israel, and not for Americans
Because everyone knows as it has been said all the time that the infidels will be next
Nobody seem to believe that but it is true. They say it and they mean it.
Walter Sieruk says
“ As this jihadwatch.org article reveals that “Now the four hostages just rescued have their own tales of mistreatment — deliberate starvation, psychological torture (including forced readings of the Qur’an), beatings, and sexual assault” Even outright rape.
For the horrible reality is that taking into account the brutal cruel vicious horrendously evil Islamic character of the jihadists of Hamas, many of those hostages who had been kidnapped had also been murdered.
Such horrific treatment of those hostages is of no surprise when taking into account the demonic brutal cruel religion that Hamas has its foundation on, which of course is Islam, Surah 5:33. 9:123.
For there is absolutely no limits to the vile, heinous horrifically murderous wickedness that the jihadists of Hamas had committed and will continue to commit because of because of their demonic and malice-filled religion that is Islam.
Walter Sieruk says
Those vile and heinous brutal and cruel sexual atrocities committed against the young female Jewish hostages by the jihadists of Hamas, as this jihadwatch.org article exposes that “Now the four hostages just rescued have their own tales of mistreatment — deliberate starvation, psychological torture (including forced readings of the Qur’an), beatings, and sexual assault”
That completely horrendously evil behavior a by the jihadists of Hamas is a result of the teachings, doctrines , of Islam with it’s Quran as found in Surah 2;191. 4:48. 9:5,123 47;4] do cause and inspire such systematic heinous vile and despicable sex crimes
Those jihadists Hamas by their brutal murderous crimes committed against those helpless hostages they had kidnapped is the result of their religion which is Islam. Surah 4:89. 47:4. 9:123
Some naïve Westerners who don’t know and understand about the bloody and deadly essence of Islam’s jihad , might be shocked and stop and wonder “Just how can those jihadists of Hamas be so totally unconscionably evil to commit those horrendous sex vile heinous affront and hideous crime, actions ? “
The answer to that question is found in the Bible, which informs its reader that there are some men who are completely horrifically callous heartless and unfeeling because they have had “their conscience seared with a hot iron.” First Timothy 4:2. [K.J.V.]
For them, that “hot iron” is Islam.
tim gallagher says
Being held hostage by the very worst scum that humanity can produce. The hostages who survive are bound to have nightmares for the rest of their lives. As for the scum from ham-ass and the Palestinian barbarians who support them, I hope that receive swift justice and are sent off to hell where they surely do belong
Barbara says
So why is this information not on the front page of every publication. Why does the major so-called news media not make this information on going.
This should be known to everyone.
James Lincoln says
It doesn’t follow the leftist mainstream media narrative, Barbara.
Tony Rice says
For what they have done and are doing, HAMAS should be blasted off the face of the earth, straight to lower darker regions of the next world/existence
Joe Kool says
Would be interesting to know who really owns the mainstream media outlets, or at least huge percentages of them, I think I know who that might be!
Goofy says
I am in no way a supporter of torture. Having said that I know that we cannot avoid a certain amount of pain in our lives, often to prevent more serious pain.
Therefore, I hold the opinion that everyone should know the Qur’an in order to be able to relate to it and the “religion” it claims to represent! Otherwise people may be tempted to conclude that Islam is just one of the major religion in the world, it is Abrahamic, and in that way closely related to Christianity and Judaism, that the Muslims honour Jesus etc.
You have to read the Qur’an to find out for yourself that it contains nothing worthy of calling it “Holy”.
The more you learn about Isllam. its self-righteousness and evil terror the more you appreciate Christianity with its love and forgiveness of sins!
Especially in prisons Qur’an reading over loudspeakers should be going on on a continuous basis with full instructions on the penalties meted out to those who follow its illegal and deeply immoral commands!
Lilith Wept says
I’ve been worried about the children taken hostage. Soon after the Oct 7 attack, there was reports of a child being held in a cage and abused . Then no more info . If I were Israel I would be particularly concerned about the children hostages. And demanding they be returned first.
I wonder if they are even alive. They would have needed somone to care for them . And they couldn’t withstand much abuse or food deprivation.
Now, I think of the worst case scenario in a situation……and I try to think like the enemy and because I have been studying Islam on my own for decades …………So The thought crossed my mind, ( after reading reports of how Muslims kidnap Christian and Hindu woman and try to forcibly convert them) …..I wondered if the children haven’t been taken out of Palestine and given to Muslim families in other Islamic countries.
Because it wouid be awesome propaganda to have one of these Jewish children appear in a few years as a Muslim jihadi……..having been brainwashed for years by Muslims into believing they were “rescued” from Israel and believing totally the anti semitic and violent parts of Islam. And declaring jihad against their own family and people, the Jewish people.
I wonder about this because there is nothing Muslims won’t do, if they think it wouid harm Jews, physically, mentally or psychologically.