After Yocheved Lifschitz, 85, was taken hostage by Hamas militants, she was introduced right into a "large community" of underground tunnels, which she described on Tuesday as being "like a spider's net.""I have been by means of hell," Lifschitz instructed gathered reporters within the foyer of the Tel Aviv hospital the place she's being handled. …
After Yocheved Lifschitz, 85, was taken hostage by Hamas militants, she was introduced right into a “large community” of underground tunnels, which she described on Tuesday as being “like a spider’s net.”
“I have been by means of hell,” Lifschitz instructed gathered reporters within the foyer of the Tel Aviv hospital the place she’s being handled. As Lifschitz spoke in Hebrew, her daughter translated her phrases into English.
The 85-year-old had been taken by motorbike on Oct. 7, carried away by means of fields whereas her captors struck her with sticks and eliminated her watch and jewelry, she mentioned. She was made to stroll a couple of kilometers to the doorway of one of many many tunnels Hamas has constructed beneath Gaza.
She mentioned she was stored throughout her captivity in a “clear” location, the place docs visited each few days. Drugs was out there, she mentioned.
She slept on a mattress on one of many tunnel’s flooring. She ate white cheese, cucumbers and pita bread, she mentioned.
-ABC Information’ Joe Simonetti and Bruno Nota
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