738 days in hell, a year of victory: the new lives of the freed hostages

A year has passed since the last 20 hostages were released from Hamas captivity after 738 days. The project describes their first year of new lives: advocacy tours, books, performances, new relationships, and physical and mental rehabilitation. Each found their own way back to life, from playing the piano to learning Arabic.

A year has passed since the last 20 hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip were released from Hamas terrorist captivity, after 738 days in which they faced isolation, hunger, abuse, and psychological terror in the tunnels. Channel 14's special project describes their first year outside the tunnels. Avinatan Or, who was kidnapped from the Nova festival, published his book 'Through the Earth' describing how he clung to the choice to live. Bar Kupershtein, who concealed his identity as a Nahal soldier, published his book 'Not Broken' and revealed a new relationship. Alon Ohel, who was kidnapped from the shelter at Re'im, performed on stages and played the piano, including on the deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. Eitan Mor joined Israeli advocacy efforts in fluent Arabic. Matan Angrest traveled to South America. Eviatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal dealt with post-trauma rehabilitation and revealed the horrors they endured, including sexual abuse. Elkana Bohbot and his wife Rivka had another daughter, Michelle, and Bohbot published a book about his 738 days in captivity. The story is presented as the triumph of light over darkness.