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Hostage release

"Hamas is weak" — cut from Channel 12

Ditza Or says her son Avinatan's account of a Hamas guard's admission on the day he was freed did not make it into the Ilana Dayan interview that aired

Avinatan Or; Ditza Or

Ditza Or, mother of freed hostage Avinatan Or, said on the "HaPatriotim" programme that a key exchange between her son and one of his Hamas captors on the day of his release was left out of the interview he gave to Channel 12's "Uvda" with Ilana Dayan.

According to Ditza, on the day Avinatan was freed, he turned to a terrorist known as Abu Hasan and asked him how Hamas could agree to release all the remaining hostages in a single day. "How is it that you're releasing all of us in one day?" Avitan asked.

The terrorist's answer, as relayed by Ditza, was: "Hamas is weak, there's nothing to be done, we have to."

Ditza said the terrorist, who had been among those holding her son captive, has since been killed. She said the account of the conversation between the two did not appear in the interview broadcast on "Uvda".

Avitan Or
Avitan Or (Photo: Social media)

The disclosure comes days after the full interview with Avitan Or aired on Channel 12, in which he described his attempts to escape captivity and the prolonged ordeal in the harsh conditions of the Gaza tunnels, for the first time.

In the interview, he also spoke about the complex relationships that formed between him and his captors, and the thoughts that accompanied him throughout his time in captivity.

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