Lifshitz was one in all 4 ladies freed by Hamas early within the warfare (Reuters)

Jerusalem:

An 85-year-old Israeli girl kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and let out two weeks later stated she met its Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar whereas in captivity and requested him how he was not ashamed for having acted violently in opposition to peace activists like herself.

Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, was taken from her Kibbutz Nir Oz dwelling in Israel to Gaza. She advised the Israeli newspaper Davar she confronted Sinwar when he visited the hostages in an underground tunnel the place Hamas was holding them captive.

“Sinwar was with us three to four days after we arrived,” Lifshitz advised the Hebrew-language Davar newspaper. “I asked him how he is not ashamed to do such a thing to people who all these years have supported peace.”

“He didn’t answer. He was silent,” she stated.

Lifshitz is a peace activist who, collectively together with her husband, helped sick Palestinians in Gaza get to hospital for years, her grandson advised Reuters. Her 83-year-old husband, Oded, was additionally kidnapped from their dwelling and stays in captivity.

Speaking with reporters following her launch from Hamas captivity final month, Lifshitz stated that she “went through hell” throughout her two weeks as a hostage within the Gaza Strip.

Lifshitz was one in all 4 ladies freed by Hamas early within the warfare. She stated she had been crushed when she was kidnapped however was then handled effectively throughout her two-week captivity.

On her launch, she turned to shake the hand of a masked captor. Asked why, she replied: “They treated us gently and met all our needs.”

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