'Terrified, underground,' First details of Emily, Doron and Romi's time in captivity
Even though the women did sometimes receive medical help or medications, they spent significant stretches of time without daylight, confined to underground space, N12 added.
By: Mathilda Heller – Jerusalem Post; jpost.com
The three women released from Hamas captivity on Sunday shared their first testimonies from their captivity with N12 exclusively on Monday, cleared for publication by the military censor.
Doron Steinbrecher, Romi Gonen, and Emily Damari relayed that they were initially held together but were later separated. They revealed that they were only informed of their release on Sunday morning: “We couldn’t believe it when we were told we were about to go home.”
According to their testimonies, they were at times housed in humanitarian shelters designated for displaced Gazans.
The women said that they spent 15 months cooking and supporting each other.
They also added that throughout their 471 days in Gaza, they were exposed to television and radio broadcasts and were able to follow their families’ struggles for their release.