"I have been through hell..." Israeli woman freed by Hamas describes horror in 'spider web' tunnel

An elderly Israeli hostage who was released by Hamas overnight said on October 24 she had been beaten by militants as she was taken into Gaza on October 7. Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, was one of two women freed late on October 23, leaving around 220 hostages still in the hands of Hamas.

Seated in a wheelchair outside the Tel Aviv hospital where she was taken following her release, Lifshitz said she had been put on a motorbike and driven from her kibbutz into nearby Gaza. Once in Gaza, she said her captors took her into tunnels that she compared to a spider's web. Hamas so far released four hostages. Israel's military dropped leaflets in Gaza on Tuesday, offering reward and protection to any Palestinians who could give them information about the hostages.