Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:45am on 24 Oct 2023,Tuesday International
Yocheved Lifshitz, an elderly Israeli hostage, revealed that she was assaulted by Hamas when taken into their territory on October 7 but was treated well during her two-week captivity. She and Nurit Cooper, another hostage, were released by Hamas on humanitarian grounds after mediation by Qatar and Egypt. Lifshitz described her experience, noting that she had been through a difficult time, emphasizing the physical harm she suffered during the abduction. She also criticized the Israeli military's response to the threat posed by Hamas and the security fence's effectiveness. Their release follows the recent liberation of two American citizen hostages by Hamas.
