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Freed Israeli Hostage Speaks for First Time about Hamas Captivity

(Times of Israel) On Friday, former hostage Ron Krivoi spoke for the first time to Israel's Channel 12 about his time in Hamas captivity. Krivoi was working as a soundman at the Nova music festival when he was taken hostage and was freed during the November 2023 ceasefire. Krivoi was first held for some time in a Gaza apartment. At one point, the house was bombed and Krivoi was able to escape, trying to make his way through Gaza for several days before being recaptured. "The people who caught me beat me up....When they caught me and brought me back, the people who beat me were ordinary Gazans." He was then taken to a tunnel. "These aren't the tunnels you see in pictures. We were in something really small, deep underground. There wasn't even a floor - we were on sand, and the mattresses were all moldy. We were inside a very, very small cage. Honestly, about a meter and a half by a meter and a half, and we had to lie down and rest in it - you couldn't stand. No height, no toilets, no food. We were five people, we ate one small dish with some canned food and a pita that we divided among us. I was there for 51 days and lost nine kg. (20 pounds)." Krivoi said soldier Matan Angrest arrived a day after he did. "His injuries were very severe." Krivoi said Angrest, who is still in Gaza, suffers greatly at the hands of captors due to being a soldier.
2025-04-27 00:00:00
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