Disoriented in the Gaza Strip
Hamas hostage managed to escape – and was caught again
November 27, 2023, 2:40 p.m
The Hamas hostages released on Sunday included a man who, according to his family, was able to escape captivity. But he didn’t make it to the border and was caught again. He is said to have Putin to thank for his release.
According to her family, a hostage released by the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip was able to temporarily escape while he was being held hostage, but was then recaptured. There was an explosion in the building where 25-year-old Roni K. was being held and the young man was able to escape, his aunt told the Israeli television station Channel B.
He then wandered around the Gaza Strip for several days and tried to get to the border. But Palestinian civilians caught him and handed him back to the terrorists, the aunt said. “He tried to get to the border, but I think because he had no means of understanding where he was, he got into trouble out there.”
The young man was released by Hamas on Sunday. According to the television station, he was kidnapped from a festival in the Negev desert in the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th. At that time, it is estimated that around 3,000 terrorists from Hamas and other groups crossed the border and murdered through the towns. They killed around 1,200 people and kidnapped around 240 people to the Gaza Strip.
The aunt continued: “He told me: I have nightmares about what I went through at the party and what I went through in captivity, but that’s good because it means I’m dealing with it and I’m okay.” German Shani Louk was also killed in the bloodbath at the event in the Negev desert. A survivor of the massacre reported how terrorists set fire to cars and burned people alive inside.
As the TV channel reported, the Russian-Israeli man was released due to a personal intervention by Russian President Vladimir Putin. His release was not part of the hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas, which only covers female hostages and children.