Aviva Siegel one of many 251 hostages kidnapped throughout Hamas’ assault on October 7, stays haunted by her time in captivity in Gaza, the place she was held by Hamas for weeks. Though it has been practically 10 months since her launch, her ideas are nonetheless consumed by the destiny of her husband, Keith Siegel, who stays in captivity. The Israeli army reported that 33 hostages are believed to be lifeless.
Aviva and her husband had been captured from their dwelling in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Aviva was launched as a part of a truce in November final yr, which noticed 105 hostages freed in trade for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli jails. Regardless of her launch, Aviva stays overwhelmed by the recollections of her ordeal. “I wished to die so many occasions,” she admitted, describing the bodily toll of her captivity. “Once I received out, I had misplaced 10 kilos. I may barely stroll, eat or drink. I don’t wish to think about the state of affairs Keith is in.”
“I’m nonetheless in Gaza, I haven’t left but,” she informed reporters. “I’m with Keith in spirit always. I can’t bear to think about that he and the opposite hostages are 40 metres beneath floor, with out air to breathe, with out meals to eat, with out something good,” she informed AFP.
Stress for a deal
Since her return, Aviva has actively participated in protests in Tel Aviv, demanding a decision for the remaining hostages. “Keith remains to be there,” she shared throughout a current demonstration. “We’ve got to get them out. It’s too merciless… It’s insufferable and unforgivable.”
The urgency has elevated for the reason that Israeli army found the our bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel in August. Like Aviva, different members of the family of captives, together with Raz Ben Ami, who was additionally freed within the November truce, proceed to stress the federal government for motion. “I’m sick of burying hostages, returned in coffins,” Ben Ami stated.
