The mother of recently freed hostage Nimrod Cohen has shared heartbreaking details of the brutal conditions her son endured during his 40 days in Hamas captivity, contrasting his suffering with the simple, overwhelming joy he now finds in the freedom of his own kitchen.
Vicky Cohen, Nimrod’s mother, spoke publicly today about her son’s ordeal, providing a visceral glimpse into the deprivation and psychological hardship imposed by his captors.
Tied to a Door Handle and Starved
Nimrod Cohen, who was released as part of an earlier ceasefire agreement, was subjected to extreme measures of control and starvation almost immediately after his kidnapping.
Vicky Cohen revealed the shocking restrictions placed upon him:
“They tied him with handcuffs, blindfolded, to a door handle, and gave him a quarter of a pita a day.”
The account underscores the deliberate use of physical restraint and severe dietary restrictions as tools of psychological warfare by Hamas against the captives. Forty days of such extreme deprivation left deep scars, even after his return home.
