Survivor Tal Shoham shared the story of his captivity in the Gaza Strip with the Associated Press on Thursday, detailing his capture and torment by terrorists.
Shoham recounted that he felt “many times that I separated from life and … tried to accept death. There are so many ways to die there.”
About half of his time in captivity was spend in apartments above ground and about half in tunnels. Shoham discovered at one point that his wife and children, who were released in the first hostage release deal after 50 days in captivity, were still alive. He received a letter from his wife, Adi, who explained that she was to be released along with their children, Neve and Yael.
Shoham learned that, before she was released, a Hamas terrorist told her that if she spoke about the torture and torment she underwent while a hostage, they would kill him. When she spoke about her personal experience, there were details she was not willing to discuss, for fear of endangering the remaining hostages.
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