Hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David were forced on Saturday to watch their friends' release ceremony from captivity. Hamas compelled the two to arrive and watch the ceremony from inside a vehicle – while both were forced to remain in captivity. Evyatar and Guy are childhood friends. The hostages were forced to participate in Hamas propaganda, learn Arabic, and required to condemn the war.
Ilan Dalal, Guy Gilboa-Dalal's father, told Channel 12 the following: "They forced them to watch their friends being released and then returned them to the tunnels, there is nothing more cruel than that. This shows the most urgent need to get them out of there. They cannot continue to go through this, it's simply inhuman."
Video: The Hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David watching other captives being released / Credit: Social media
Regarding publishing the video he said: "There was no hesitation, I immediately gave permission, I wanted people to see and understand the need to get them out. Maybe those who oppose the deal will change their minds. Let them see what they're going through there."
"Severe psychological abuse"
Ilan added: "Guy is thinner, his eyes are frightened but it's Guy, his voice and movements are like Guy. If I could go hug him, I would run to Gaza to hug him, just get him out of there." Ilan continued: "I assume Hamas told them what to say, they're not exposed to media, I don't relate to the content because it's not relevant, what matters is their body language, that they're not wounded, relatively thin, and experiencing severe psychological abuse. Just today, we received a sign of life from him, we hadn't heard anything about the conditions, but we now see their conditions were less harsh than others and I'm happy about that. I just hope they won't have to stay there much longer. It's time to get them out."
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum responded to the cruel video, saying the following: "63 hostages have been held by these perpetrators for 505 days. Besides the inhumane physical conditions in captivity as evidenced by those who returned, the hostages experience severe and cruel mental abuse. Their time is up! The Israeli government and its leader must accelerate negotiations and bring about the immediate return of all hostages, without delays and without drips."
The three hostages who returned to Israel Saturday went through hell in captivity, the severe abuse evident on their bodies. Like other hostages, they learned to speak Arabic in captivity and were also forced to participate in a video condemning the war. One hostage was forced to thank his captors on camera and told, at Hamas' request, that the captors "took proper care of him," but in reality the hostages were starved.
NEWSFLASH to the disgraced, morally repugnant, and antisemitic Associated Press.
They were KILLED by Hamas terrorists. pic.twitter.com/7GFuc257xo
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One hostage was forced to say in the propaganda video that the terrorists guarded him and made sure he was healthy, some were also forced to condemn the war. One hostage was made to tell where his grandparents came from (Arab countries) and forced to say everyone should return to their country. The videos were filmed for long minutes with only a few minutes cut from them while the hostages were under heavy guard by armed men.
The severe abuse is evident on their bodies. As the hours pass more details emerge about what the hostages went through, some were held captive with hostages Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal who are good friends kidnapped from the Nova party. The hostages left with messages for some families, some asked to convey their love and that they are waiting to return home.
