Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, is one of just four hostages released by Hamas since its Oct. 7 incursion on Israel, which killed some 1,400 people, most of whom were civilians.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.As her family in Vancouver looked on, Yocheved Lifshitz appeared in the lobby of a Tel Aviv hospital, describing beatings and going "through hell" after she was captured by Hamas millitants from her home in Israel and held captive for 17 days. Cassidy Mosconi reports.
“I did not talk to her about what happened to her when she was in Gaza … I’m sure she talks about it so much and she really needs to recover.”Lifshitz is one of just four hostages released by Hamas since its Oct. 7 incursion on Israel, which killed some 1,400 people, most of whom were civilians.
After her capture, Lifshitz said she was taken to a “large hall” containing 25 other hostages, whom she described as “friendly.” She was brought into an underground network of tunnels, akin to a “spider web,” somewhere in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to the incursion.
Mizrahi said her aunt is likely still processing everything that happened, and may not be aware of everything else that’s happened since her capture. “I wish everyone will have her courage to not only survive situations but also to speak her truth and not bend. I really appreciate this in people.”
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