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Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in their Bodies from Oct. 7 Attack
(Wall Street Journal) Anat Peled - Some of the Israeli women released by Hamas over the past two weeks still had shrapnel in their bodies from untreated wounds they suffered in the attack on Oct. 7, 2023, according to an Israeli medical official, as the first details emerged on the condition of hostages held for 15 months. Col. Avi Benov, the deputy chief of Israel's military medical corps, added that some of them spent eight months in tunnels. The three civilians and four soldiers are suffering from malnutrition and metabolic problems. In the days leading up to their release, they were given better food and access to showers. "They tell us it was horrible for the past few months," said Benov. "And just a few days before going back, it gets a little bit better." At least one Israeli female soldier was held in prolonged isolation and emerged whispering because she wasn't used to speaking to people.