Israel-Hamas war: what we know about the conditions of detention of the French child hostages released on Monday

by time news

2023-11-28 17:06:55

Among the eleven hostages released by Hamas on Monday, November 27, are three French minors. Erez and Sahar Kalderon, 12 and 16 years old, and Eitan Yahalomi, 12 years old, arrived on Israeli territory on Monday evening after 52 days of captivity, as part of the truce agreement with the Palestinian Islamist movement.

“Only the international community can save our hostages”: in Tel Aviv, relatives of Hamas prisoners are mobilizing

They were met by their relatives and taken to a hospital in Tel Aviv, where they spent the night with their mothers, their respective fathers still being held hostage.

The rest after the ad

· Physically, the children are “doing well”

“Indirect information that I have, yes, they are fine”assured this Tuesday morning at the microphone of RTL the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna. “There is classic medical monitoring, as always in these cases, but they do not seem to have been tested beyond this terrible detention and what it may have represented in terms of psychological shock and difficulties in daily life. »

Humanitarian crisis intensifies in Gaza Strip

Nearby ” Parisian “, relatives indicated that Erez and Sahar Kalderon “are doing well physically, apart from malnutrition”. Deborah Cohen, young Eitan’s aunt, said ” worry “ about the psychological state of his nephew. “I think he’s fine physically, although he’s thin. But I think he doesn’t feel well. He has a long way to go.”she reported to BFMTV this Tuesday morning.

· Young Eitan experienced “horrors”

“Eitan spent (experienced) horrors there”testified Deborah Cohen on BFMTV. “Arrived in Gaza, civilians hit him”, “he was hit at the entrance to Gaza” while “he’s a 12 year old child”lamented Deborah Cohen, based on discussions with her nephew’s mother.

“Only the international community can save our hostages”: in Tel Aviv, relatives of Hamas prisoners are mobilizing

“Hamas forced him to watch” abuses committed and filmed on October 7 by its fighters, she said. “Every time a child cried, they threatened him with a gun to keep him quiet”she continued.

The rest after the ad

“I wanted to hope that he (Eitan) is treated well. Apparently not. They are monsters. »

“He’s a calm child, it’s going to take him time to let his emotions out”, underlines Deborah Cohen. After this abuse, she still hopes that ” lots of love “, “lots of cuddles”, “to be surrounded by your whole family” and the work of psychologists will allow him to overcome these challenges.

· Erez and Sahar Kalderon suffered “mental torture”

“The children really went through hell. They suffered mental torture, very, very harsh experiences”relatives of Erez and Sahar Kalderon also reported to “Parisien”.

“I think it will take time, it is the beginning of a difficult rehabilitation process for Sahar and Erez who are still young and who have had an unbearable experience”explains Ido Dan, the uncle of the Kalderon children, to BFMTV.

“Bring back our children”: in Israel, with the relatives of Hamas hostages

Their grandmother and cousin were killed by Hamas during the October 7 attacks on the kibbutz. “We will have to tell them the sad news, they are not aware and at the same time, we think of their father who is still hostage”he said in the night, at the time of liberation.

#IsraelHamas #war #conditions #detention #French #child #hostages #released #Monday

You may also like

Leave a Comment