Hamas were 'really prepared' for kidnapping Israeli citizens and holding them captive, a hostage freed by the militants had told the press in Tel Aviv. Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, said 'each person had a guard watching him or her,' during her time in Hamas captivity. Mrs Lifshitz said Hamas had secret provisions for looking after them. 'They seemed really prepared for it.
The two women and their husbands - aged 83 and 84 - were snatched from their homes in Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as Hamas began its massacre on 7 October. The group released images of masked gunmen giving the women food and drink and leading them to the handover point, where Red Cross workers met them. More than 200 people were kidnapped during the Hamas attack but only four have been freed - the other two being a US mother and daughter last week.
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