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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem

Released Israeli hostages give accounts of torture, torment and extraordinary danger

Avinatan Or leans out of a van and smiles
Released hostage Avinatan Or arriving at the hospital in Petah Tikva on Monday. Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

After the jubilation in Israel of the return of the last Gaza hostages, stories of their time in captivity, hidden away in tents and tunnels, are emerging.

Some described being tortured and tormented. Others, though, recalled moments of co-existence with their captors under the most extreme of circumstances. One played cards with the men holding him and even cooked for them. Another said the captors would speak Hebrew for ease of communication.

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