Hostage survivor Yokheved Lifshitz recounted her time in captivity today (Tuesday) during an emergency discussion on the medical condition of the hostages at the President's Residence: "During my time in captivity, I lost 5 kilos and my blood pressure dropped to the floor."
Today, International Human Rights Day was observed, and as part of the day, an emergency discussion on the medical condition of the hostages was held at the President's Residence in the presence of the President of the State. Among the speakers in the discussion were Yocheved Lipschitz, a survivor of captivity whose husband, Oded, is still held hostage in Gaza; Daniel Lipschitz, Oded's grandson; Prof. Haggai Levin, head of the health system of the Families Headquarters; and Dr. Einat Yehena, a specialist rehabilitation psychologist from the health system of the Families Headquarters.
"My captors didn't want me to be there."
Hostage survivor Yokheved Lipschitz, wife of Oded Lipschitz: "I was in captivity for 17 days, which was too long. I returned in a very sickly state, I was ill, and that was actually the reason they decided to release me because they were afraid I would infect everyone." While I was in captivity, I lost 5 kilos and my blood pressure dropped to the floor. If I had returned after 50 days, I would have returned in a coffin. What saved me was my contagious illness and that the captors didn't want me to be there.
The grandson of Oded and Yocheved Lifshitz: "There is nothing harder than waiting"
Daniel Lipshitz, grandson of Oded Lipshitz who was kidnapped in Gaza and Yocheved Lipshitz, a survivor of captivity: "The situation today is difficult and impossible for each of the families who are still waiting." 431 days. 431 days of unimaginable suffering, physical and mental. Days of tearing apart. The physical and mental deterioration is evident day by day. There is nothing harder than waiting, knowing that you don't know what is happening, that you are completely hoping for a miracle to happen. And yet, what gives the strength to continue and hold on is hope. The hope of seeing our loved ones return home for healing and burial.
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