Overview
- In a Channel 12 interview published Monday, Elkana Bohbot gave his first public account since his release several months ago.
- He says Hamas identified his deepest attachment and used it to torment him, repeatedly claiming his wife had left or died and subjecting him to humiliation.
- He recalls a guard asking his son’s name, then declaring he would pray for the child’s death while bowing in front of him to intimidate him.
- He also says captors staged a fake suicide video, drawing blood and beating hostages to fabricate injuries for propaganda.
- Bohbot describes lingering trauma after roughly two years in captivity, including fear of his son’s reaction and a lack of guidance on how to handle their reunion.