The abuse suffered by Hamas hostages has been revealed - including torture, being hung from their feet, and being forced to share rotten food.
Hamas tortured their hostages during their 500 days in captivity.The militant group hung them by their feet, gaged their mouths, throttled them with rope, and branded them.The hostages were starving, forced to share rotten pita bread to survive.After days without food, they were given morsels which they had to share.Food was only given food when their release was permitted, so they could walk on stage during the handover.
"Regarding the conditions of their captivity, according to the testimonies, they were confined in a small room inside a tunnel where they could not move, certainly not stand, and struggled to breathe. They remained alone for long days. They were barefoot the entire time."A journalist said: "It is impossible to process the things we are about to reveal now.
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