The family of one of the hostages rescued in an Israeli operation over the weekend has disclosed the psychological abuse suffered by their loved one at the hands of Hamas captors during his eight-month captivity in Gaza.
Andrey Kozlov, a 27-year-old Russian citizen who had moved to Israel nearly two years ago, was among the hostages rescued in a daring raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The operation, which marked only the third Israeli rescue of hostages in Gaza, was met with jubilation in Israel. However, it also resulted in significant casualties, with Gaza authorities reporting at least 274 Palestinian deaths during the raid and subsequent clashes with Hamas militants.
