16/02/2025
First details from the three hostages who were released yesterday revealed: the hiding places in which they were kept were contaminated, with lice, bedbugs, mildew and mold. The terrorists physically abused some of the hostages, including Sagui Dekel-Chen, who underwent severe interrogations with physical torture, which left scars on his body. Due to the damages that the hostages carry from captivity, some of them will have to undergo surgeries in the coming days. The hostages received almost no food, the water they received was salty and not fit for drinking, which led to a drastic decrease in their weight, for example Yair Horn, who lost dozens of kilograms. Sasha Troufanov, like other freed hostages, has been completely alone for the past 498 days, and has hardly been exposed to the media. Before releasing them, the terrorists forced them to write letters of thanks while documenting them.
