Rik Jones @rpgj11 - Twitter Profile

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about 1 year ago

I spoke to former Israeli hostage Or Levy last week. He shared everything about his captivity. I’ve written down everything I remember from our conversation. Please take one minute to read his chilling and terrifying experience. He told me that in Hamas’ tunnels, he didn’t speak for months—because they warned him that if he spoke, they would kill him. After so long, he forgot what his own voice sounded like. Sometimes he would cover his face with his shirt and whisper—just to remember how he sounds. He said you can barely breathe in those tunnels because of the mold. They were given one single pita bread every two days—often moldy, in different colors. Many times Hamas officers would flaunt their food and taunt them. The tunnels are only 4–5 feet high, so you can’t stand. They were rarely allowed to use the bathroom and could shower maybe once every 2 months at best (just a small sink rinse). At one point, Hamas moved him to an even harsher tunnel and chained him to another hostage for eight straight months. They were told that if they were heard speaking to each other, they would be killed. On October 7th, immediately after kidnapping him, they killed his wife. For an entire year, he did not know whether she was alive or dead. On the day of the hostage deal, the IDF informed him that she had been killed. On October 7th, when he was kidnapped from the Nova Festival, he said he was more terrified of the “innocent civilians” than of Hamas. Not one civilian tried to help him. On the contrary—they all tried to kill him. Hamas actually had to protect them from the civilians. From what he experienced, most Palestinians in Gaza want all Jewish people dead. Don’t be on the wrong side of history. Israel is not the enemy. Israel wants peace. Tonight is yet another night our hostages are chained in mold-infested, five-foot tunnels, starving to death. Please share this message. BRING OUR HOSTAGES HOME.