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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Angus McDowall

Ex-Israeli hostage kidnapped with wife and children recalls Hamas torment

Tal Shoham, who was abducted by Hamas militants along with his family during the October 7, 2023 attack, says the Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel where he was kidnapped feels like a massive graveyard pervaded by the horror of that day's events.

Despite Donald Trump’s pressure on Israel and Hamas to agree a peace deal as part of his plan to end the Gaza war, Shoham is highly pessimistic about the future and nostalgic for life before the attack.

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