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'Abuse on a daily basis': Hostage families describe torment Hamas put their loved ones through

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WASHINGTON — Hamas hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David were forced to watch the release ceremony for several other hostages freed via the recent ceasefire deal with Israel. They even felt sunlight before they were taken back into a tunnel where the terror group has held them captive since October 2023..

Ilan Dalal, the father of Guy Gilboa-Dalal, said during an advocacy event earlier this month that the glimpse of his son at the ceremony last month was the first sign he had received in months that he is still alive.

The father shared details about what his son has endured in captivity during a panel discussion organized by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Defense Forces. He joined other families of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

"We have been living for more than 16 months with a deep hole in our hearts," the father of Guy Gilboa-Dalal told attendees.

"And this has been our life for the past 16 months," he said. "We're going from place to place and trying to talk to everybody that's willing to listen to us, and trying to achieve the goal that all the hostages will be free."

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