President Donald Trump recently watched an interview with Eli Sharabi, and subsequently invited him and other freed hostages to a meeting at the White House scheduled this coming Tuesday.
Sharabi, who was released as part of the hostage deal after being abducted by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 2023 massacre, has become a leading voices among the freed hostages. His emotional account of his time in captivity has gained international attention.
In the interview, Sharabi described in detail the harsh conditions of his captivity, the isolation, the lack of food and medicine, and the violence he has endured.
He spoke about the difficult days underground, shackled in iron chains. "Do you know what it is to open a refrigerator? To take a piece of fruit or vegetable or a slice of bread? It's an entire world," he said.
Eli was released after 491 days in captivity, having lost his wife and daughters in Be'eri and his brother Yossi, who was murdered while in captivity. "If there's one thing I've been saying to everyone from the very beginning – to my family, the medical team, my friends – it's that no one has to walk on eggshells around me," he said during the program. "We talk about everything. About the loss, about the captivity – about anything people want."
