The three hostages released on Saturday have revealed the details of their captivity, including Hamas's use of interrogation and the dire conditions they were held in. The testimonies of Sagui Dekel-Chen, Iair Horn, and Alexander Sasha Troufanovwere shared with N12 and KAN after their release. N12 reported that Hamas wrongly insisted that some of the hostages were soldiers, using continual interrogation and torture to try to obtain intelligence from them.
The hostages were held in extremely unhealthy environments, including in tunnels and hiding places, which were full of lice, bedbugs, mold, and mildew.
N12 added that because many of the hostages were wounded by Hamas terrorists and did not receive proper medical treatment, they may have to undergo surgery in the coming days. The hostages received almost no food, the water was salty and unfit for drinking. Before their release, the terrorists forced them to write letters of gratitude while documenting them.
