The kidnappers are said to be particularly brutal Matan Angerest have been dealt with. According to the Hebrew news site “Walla,” his brother Ofir says his condition was “very bad” in captivity. “There was abuse. He has many wounds that were inflicted on him both on October 7 and over the past 700 days.” His kidnappers tied his hands and feet for two weeks, Angrest’s brother told the medium. He also learned fluent Arabic while in captivity.
His mother, Anat Angerest, told Channel 12 TV that he had suffered “very severe torture” because he was kidnapped as a soldier. He had said little so far, she said. He remembers the heavy bombing by the Israeli army, the planes flying overhead, the walls collapsing next to them, and how he often found himself surrounded by dust and rubble, trying to survive.
The fact that the hostages report not only how badly the Hamas terrorists treated them, but also about traumatizing experiences caused by the Israeli military’s attacks in the Gaza Strip, is likely to put Israel’s government in distress.
