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Grandmother, 85, held hostage by Hamas describes ‘hell’ of captivity in Gaza

Yocheved Lifshitz said she was beaten, forced onto a motorbike across border and then walked for kilometres through a ‘spider’s web’ of tunnels – but that she was treated ‘well’ by her captors once inside

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture

Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

'Now let them all go': Daughter's plea to Hamas terrorists as elderly mother released

Yocheved Lifshitz tells reporters Hamas hit her with sticks and kept her in a 'spider web' of tunnels

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

UN chief says humanitarian law being broken in Gaza as Israel ramps up airstrikes and death toll soars

700 people have been killed in one day amid Israel’s air strikes across Gaza

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

British woman speaks of ‘relief’ after hostage mother released by Hamas

Yocheved Lifshitz’s daughter says she ‘cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe’

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

UN chief calls Gaza situation ‘dire’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023

FCDO vows to work for more hostage releases as British woman’s mother freed

London-based Sharone Lifschitz spoke of her relief that her Israeli mother Yocheved was handed over by Hamas.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

British woman speaks of relief after hostage mother released by Hamas

The Palestinian militants said they had released two hostages for humanitarian reasons on Monday evening.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Hamas releases two women held hostage after Egyptian-Qatari diplomacy

Palestinian group says two women released for ‘humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 23, 2023

Who are the hostages taken by Hamas from southern Israel?

Among those believed to be captives in Gaza are children, festival-goers, peace activists, caregivers, elderly people and soldiers. Here are some of their names and stories

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023