'Suddenly, you¡¯d hear someone getting beaten...': Israeli man held captive by Hamas for eight months recalls
Shlomi Ziv an Israeli man was kidnapped by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, from the Nova Music Festival, where he worked as a security guard. He, along with three others, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov, were rescued in Operation Arnon.
Shlomi Ziv, an Israeli man who was among the hundreds of hostages the Palestinian militant group Hamas had taken during their October 7 attack, has recalled his time in captivity. According to Ziv, who was rescued by the IDF in June this year as part of the IDF's 'Operation Arnon', at night, they would hear screams of people being beaten up.
'Screams of people beaten to death'
¡°There were quiet nights in captivity when you could hear every little sound, and then suddenly, you¡¯d hear someone getting beaten, just like you see here. It was chilling to hear the screams of that one being beaten to death,¡± Ziv said while responding to a video on X.
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¡ª shlomi ziv (@shlomiziv86) October 4, 2024
In the video, a group of masked men are seen assaulting another person who is held down on the ground.
"Masked Hamas members in Gaza beat a Palestinian in front of Gazan children. For all of the people calling themselves 'pro-Palestinian,' while simultaneously waving a Hamas flag, this is what you support," the X user who posted the video wrote.
How Shlomi Ziv was rescued
The 41-year-old was kidnapped by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, from the Nova Music Festival, where he worked as a security guard.
CREDIT: REUTERS
He, along with three others, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov, were rescued in Operation Arnon, jointly launched by Yamam, Israel's National Counter-Terrorism Unit, the Shin Bet, the Israel Security Agency, and the Israel Defense Forces, with intelligence support from the United States in the Nuseirat refugee camp on 8 June 2024.
This morning, in a joint special operation held by the @IDF, ISA and the Israeli Police 4 Israeli hostages were rescued from Gaza:
¡ª Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) June 8, 2024
Noa Argamani (25)
Almog Meir Jan (21)
Andrey Kozlov (27)
Shlomi Ziv (40)
They are in good medical condition and have been transferred to the¡ pic.twitter.com/AhYzl8iur1
Israelis taken hostage by Hamas
According to Israel, 251 Israelis and foreigners were taken during the 7 October attacks. As of August 2024, 117 hostages had been returned alive to Israel.
CREDIT: REUTERS
A total of 97 hostages remain unaccounted for after being kidnapped by Hamas. In August 2024, the IDF confirmed that 35 of the hostages taken on October 7 are known to have died.
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