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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Julien Dury

The Psychological Effect Of Being Held Hostage

Under the Hamas-Israel deal, 50 hostages are due to be freed in return for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails (Credit: AFP)

How will the first group of hostages released by Hamas on Friday recover from the psychological trauma of being held captive since the Palestinian militant group's attack on Israel on October 7?

It is a difficult question to answer, experts say, because the capacity to recover from being held hostage varies enormously and unpredictably from one person to another.

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