“Every day there is like hell. Abnormal fear, zero sleep.”
Hostages released by Hamas have described weeks of fear and hunger inside the warren of tunnels beneath Gaza, and called on the world not to forget about those still in captivity.
Their comments were broadcast in pre-recorded videos played at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday, with hundreds of Israelis gathering to call for the release of more than 130 other hostages still in the clutches of the militant group.
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Hundreds of people rally in Tel Aviv to demand release of the remaining hostages. Pic: AP
Brother and sister Itay and Maya Regev were at the Supernova festival on 7 October when armed Hamas gunmen opened fire, killing more than 350 people.
They were taken hostage, split up and held hostage for weeks before being released late last month.
“The days there pass like an eternity,” Itay said, sitting next to his sister in the video.
“It’s the hunger, it’s the longing for the family, it’s the difficult mentality – the difficult conditions.”
Maya and Itay Regev
