{"id":2077660,"date":"2023-10-24T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/released-hostage-says-she-went-through-hell-in-hamas-vast-network-of-tunnels\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T11:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:48:42","slug":"released-hostage-says-she-went-through-hell-in-hamas-vast-network-of-tunnels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/released-hostage-says-she-went-through-hell-in-hamas-vast-network-of-tunnels\/","title":{"rendered":"Freed captive describes harrowing ordeal in Hamas&#8217; extensive tunnel network."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freleased-hostage-says-she-went-through-hell-in-hamas-vast-network-of-tunnels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2077660&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Released Hostage Says She &#8216;Went Through Hell&#8217; in Hamas&#8217; Vast \u200bNetwork of Tunnels<\/h2>\n<p>The 85-year-old peace\u200b activist\u2063 who was captured by\u2063 Hamas and freed Monday said she \u201cwent through hell\u201d after she was \u200ctaken from her southern Israel kibbutz \u200bon the\u200d day \u2064Hamas raided Israel, killing more than 1,400 people.<\/p>\n<p>Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, was released \u2063by\u2064 Hamas along with Nurit\u2062 Cooper, 79. Both \u200cwere from the kibbutz of Nir Oz. A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/10\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-war-hamas-deaths-killings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York \u200dTimes<\/a> indicated \u2064that only 200 of\u2063 the\u2064 roughly 350 to 400 people \u2063who\u2064 lived in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reporter-holds-back-tears-witnessing-1-10-residents-killed-hamas-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kibbutz<\/a> \u2064 were left \u2063when the \u2063slaughter was\u200b finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2064 went through a hell\u2063 that we\u2019d never imagined. They [Hamas terrorists] rampaged through the kibbutz,\u201d she said as she spoke to the \u200dmedia at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, according to the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/freed-hamas-hostage-recounts-ordeal-slams-israeli-failures-speaks-well-of-captors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was taken, with my legs on one side and my head on \u200bthe other\u201d of the motorcycle, Lifshitz \u2062said.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way she was beaten with sticks, \u201cnot breaking my\u2064 ribs\u201d but \u201churting me badly and making it hard for me to breathe,\u201d she\u2064 said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Released Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz described on Tuesday her \u201cnightmare\u201d kidnapping ordeal that included being thrown over the back of a motorcycle,\u2062 beaten by sticks and held in a \u201cspiderweb\u201d of wet tunnels after she was abducted from a kibbutz\u2062 in southern Israel.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/we7n6ApDGh\">pic.twitter.com\/we7n6ApDGh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1716782426045734916?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her watch and jewelry were taken,\u200b she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lifshitz criticized \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/idf-getting-restless-biden-appears-hamper-israels-war-efforts-6000-miles-away-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli officials<\/a> for relying upon a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-ice-release-reports-on-border-arrests-seizures\/\" title=\"CBP, ICE release reports on border arrests, seizures\">border fence<\/a> \u2063and failing to recognize signs of an impending attack that \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/released-hostage-says-she-went-through-hell-in-hamas-vast-network-of-tunnels\/\" title=\"Freed captive describes harrowing ordeal in Hamas' extensive tunnel network.\">included balloons setting fire<\/a> to the fields of \u200dthe kibbutz in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fbi-special-agent-finds-17514-georgia-voters-with-out-of-state-forwarded-mail-addresses\/\" title=\"Former FBI Special Agent Finds 17,514 Georgia Voters with Out-of-State Forwarded Mail Addresses\">days prior<\/a> to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the IDF, somewhere, didn\u2019t take it seriously,\u201d she \u2063said, adding, \u201cWe were the\u200d scapegoats for the leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd suddenly on Shabbat morning, when everything was quiet, there was very heavy\u2063 shelling\u200c on the communities, and along with the shelling, the mob burst in, burst through\u200b the [border] fence \u2026 opened the gate of the\u200c kibbutz and broke in en masse. It\u200b was very \u200dunpleasant, very difficult. My memory \u2063keeps replaying those pictures,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband, Oded Lifshitz, 83, remains a \u2063hostage. The couple was described by\u200b the Times of Israel as \u201cpeace activists [who] regularly transported patients from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-finally-admits-the-truth-about-its-gaza-hospital-coverage-a-week-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-bidens-hhs-pick-advocates-puberty-blockers-medical-transition-of-minors\/\" title=\"Yes, Biden\u2019s HHS Pick Advocates Puberty Blockers, Medical Transition Of Minors\">receive medical treatment<\/a> \u200cin hospitals across Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lifshitz said after being \u200ctaken to Gaza, she had to walk through wet ground and went\u200c into an underground\u200d tunnel system she compared to a spiderweb, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/24\/middleeast\/israel-hostages-freed-lifshitz-cooper-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3C4C464E-2F10-9D65-A070-615DD7734DC3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">\u201cThey really took care of the sanitary side of things, so that we didn\u2019t get sick,\u201d Lifshitz \u200badded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were very generous to us, very \u2063kind. They kept \u2062us clean,\u201d\u2063 Lifshitz\u200c said. \u201cThey took care\u200d of every \u200cdetail. There are\u200c a lot \u200cof women, and \u2063they know about feminine hygiene, and they took care of everything there.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Sky News reporter asked \u200da freed Israeli woman: \u201cWhy did you shake hands with Hamas fighters\u200c when \u200bthey \u200bfreed you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yocheved Lifshitz, who was released from captivity in\u2064 Gaza yesterday, responded: \u201cBecause \u200bthey treated us very\u2063 well.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U46he7hpq0\">pic.twitter.com\/U46he7hpq0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sprinter99800\/status\/1716787694850724078?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B39F430C-5A63-3D72-545F-61534E8FFD4F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">On Tuesday, \u00a0Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari\u00a0thanked Egypt and\u200c the Red Cross for\u200c facilitating the release\u200b of\u2064 Lifshitz and Cooper, but had harsh words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/idf-says-found-schematics-horrific-terror-device-dead-hamas-militant-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> and the video it released of\u2064 the two women being\u2064 freed.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe \u200bmust not become confused \u200dfor even a moment. This is part of the psychological terror that Hamas uses\u2064 to seemingly show that it is a humanitarian organization,\u201d\u2062 he\u200b said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/freed-hamas-hostage-recounts-ordeal-slams-israeli-failures-speaks-well-of-captors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a\u2064 cynical video, \u200band it won\u2019t make us forget Oct. \u20647,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from \u200cOur Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Silicon Valley and \u2062the Big Tech tyrants have\u200d done everything \u200dthey can to put The Western Journal \u200bout of business. Our<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>faithful subscribers<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  have kept us going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be honest:<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>We need your help today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>I also want to send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give you a \u200dplan to fight back for our \u200cbeloved country.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2013 The Western Journal stands for\u200b truth in \u2062this difficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by\u2064 subscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd\u2063 G. Brown<\/b><\/em><em><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/em><em><b>Founder of The Western Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/released-hostage-says-went-hamas-vast-network-tunnels\/\">Released Hostage Says She &#8216;Went Through Hell&#8217; in Hamas&#8217; Vast Network of Tunnels<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>In light of Lifshitz&#8217;s account, how can we hold both \u2062Hamas and Israeli officials accountable for their\u2064 respective actions and\u2064 failures? What steps can be taken to address the negligence demonstrated by\u2062 Israeli officials and ensure a more proactive and effective response to potential\u200c threats<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Strongly condemn\u2064 Hamas \u200bfor their violent\u200c actions and the mistreatment of our citizens. The release of Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit\u200b Cooper does not\u200d excuse the inhumane treatment they \u200bendured during their captivity. \u200dNo individual\u200c should ever \u2064have\u2064 to go through such\u200b horrors, regardless of the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>It is troubling to hear Lifshitz&#8217;s account of the \u200battack on her \u2063kibbutz and the negligence of Israeli officials in\u200b recognizing\u2063 the signs of\u200d an \u2063impending attack. This raises questions about the \u200ceffectiveness of security measures and the government&#8217;s responsibility to protect its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Lifshitz&#8217;s comments about \u200bthe treatment she received while\u200d captive are \u200bunexpected\u200d and provide a different perspective on a group\u2064 that is\u200c often \u2063portrayed solely as\u200b a terrorist organization.\u2062 While it is important to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 85-year-old peace activist, Yocheved Lifshitz, who was held captive by Hamas and recently released, described her ordeal as a living nightmare. She was taken from her kibbutz in southern Israel during a deadly Hamas attack that claimed the lives of over 1,400 individuals. Lifshitz, along with 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, was freed by Hamas. 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