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War between Hamas and Israel: the story of the difficult detention of French hostages now free
Tuesday, November 28, the extension for 48 hours of the truce between Hamas and Israel allows new releases of hostages. Twelve are expected this evening, ten Israelis and two foreigners. Yesterday, three Franco-Israeli children were reunited with their families, after 52 grueling days of captivity. – (France 2)
Tuesday, November 28, the extension for 48 hours of the truce between Hamas and Israel allows new releases of hostages. Twelve are expected this evening, ten Israelis and two foreigners. Yesterday, three Franco-Israeli children were reunited with their families, after 52 grueling days of captivity.
It is 11 p.m. on the evening of Monday, November 27, when Eitan, 12 years old, finds his mother’s arms. She hugs him very tightly to end, in tears of joy, 52 days of separation. After a night in hospital, the first details leaked about the boy’s detention. His grandmother explains that he remained alone, locked in a room for the first 13 days. “His first days were very difficult. They transferred him with a group from the kibbutz, there he saw one of his school teachers, also a hostage. He was very supportive of the other children. He played the big part brothers, made them draw, he calmed them down”says Esther Yahalomi, Eitan’s grandmother.
Another 150 Israeli hostages
Monday, November 27, Eitan’s kidnappers staged his release and that of nine other people. What treatment did these militiamen reserve for their little hostages? According to people close to Eitan, the guards threatened with their weapons those who cried too loudly. “He was very hungry because he didn’t have enough to eat for a twelve-year-old boy. They forced him to watch very cruel videos [du 7 octobre]”, testifies Eitan’s aunt. As of Tuesday evening, 150 Israeli hostages and missing persons remain in Gaza, including 8 children.