“Hamas Treated Us Very Nicely,” Released Israeli Hostage Tells Press

Yocheved Livschitz, an 85-year-old Israeli woman, was released after 16 days in captivity by Hamas. Upon release, she shook hands with a masked Hamas militant and said 'Shalom.' She was released alongside Nurit Yitzhak (also known as Nurit Cooper) through a deal facilitated by Egypt and Qatar, with the Red Cross handing them over at the Egyptian border. Livschitz described her captors as initially violent but later caring, maintaining hygiene and providing the same food. A doctor visited daily. She criticized Israel's security forces for not heeding warnings of the impending attack. Livschitz and her husband Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and rights activist, were abducted on October 7 when Hamas attacked, killing over 1,400 and taking about 220 hostages. Oded remains in captivity. Israel's ongoing bombardment has killed over 5,000 people in Gaza.

Yocheved Livschitz, an 85-year-old Israeli woman, was released after 16 days in captivity by Hamas. Upon release, she shook hands with a masked Hamas militant and said 'Shalom.' She was released alongside Nurit Yitzhak (also known as Nurit Cooper) through a deal facilitated by Egypt and Qatar, with the Red Cross handing them over at the Egyptian border. Livschitz described her captors as initially violent but later caring, maintaining hygiene and providing the same food. A doctor visited daily. She criticized Israel's security forces for not heeding warnings of the impending attack. Livschitz and her husband Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and rights activist, were abducted on October 7 when Hamas attacked, killing over 1,400 and taking about 220 hostages. Oded remains in captivity. Israel's ongoing bombardment has killed over 5,000 people in Gaza.

Yocheved Livschitz, an 85-year-old Israeli woman, was released after 16 days in captivity by Hamas. Upon release, she shook hands with a masked Hamas militant and said 'Shalom.' She was released alongside Nurit Yitzhak (also known as Nurit Cooper) through a deal facilitated by Egypt and Qatar, with the Red Cross handing them over at the Egyptian border. Livschitz described her captors as initially violent but later caring, maintaining hygiene and providing the same food. A doctor visited daily. She criticized Israel's security forces for not heeding warnings of the impending attack. Livschitz and her husband Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and rights activist, were abducted on October 7 when Hamas attacked, killing over 1,400 and taking about 220 hostages. Oded remains in captivity. Israel's ongoing bombardment has killed over 5,000 people in Gaza.

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