Amit Soussana, a 40-year-old Israeli women who endured 55 days of Hamas captivity, become the first freed hostage to publicly speak out about the sexual assault and torture she suffered in Gaza.
The revelations are particularly disturbing in light of some hundred Israeli hostages, including elderly, women and children, still languishing in Hamas’s captivity for more than 5 months. Hamas on MondayAmit Soussana, an Israeli lawyer, was abducted from her home on Oct. 7, beaten and dragged into Gaza by at least 10 men, some armed. Several days into her captivity, she said, her guard began asking about her sex life.
He dragged her at gunpoint back to the child’s bedroom, a room covered in images of the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants, she recalled.Ms. Soussana, 40, is the first Israeli to speak publicly about being sexually assaulted during captivity after the Hamas-led raid on southern Israel. In her interviews with The Times, conducted mostly in English, she provided extensive details of sexual and other violence she suffered during a 55-day ordeal.
The video, which was taken from security cameras around Kibbutz Kfar Aza, was first aired Monday evening by Channel 12 news. 🔴ELIMINATED: Deputy Head of Hamas’ Military Wing, Marwan Issa and Head of Hamas’ Administrative and Combat Support Staff, Ghazi Abu Tamaa.
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