Three years since the rescue, Ori Megidish recounts: "I ran and shouted in Hebrew. So that nothing would go wrong"

Three years after her rescue from Hamas captivity, Ori Megidish recounts in an interview with Ynet the moments of her rescue and her life since. She describes shouting in Hebrew during the rescue, her physical and mental rehabilitation, and the guilt she feels for being rescued while her friend Noa Marciano was murdered. Today she studies in a preparatory program for visual communication and tries to build a life that doesn't revolve only around what she went through.

Three years after Operation 'First Light' in which she was rescued from Hamas captivity, former lookout soldier Ori Megidish (22) recounts in an interview with Ynet the moments of her rescue and her life since. Megidish was abducted from the Nahal Oz outpost on October 7, 2023, when she was 19, and was released after 23 days in a military operation. She describes how she ran behind a refrigerator and shouted in Hebrew so the soldiers would know she was there, and the tension until she reached Israel. Today she lives with her parents, studies in a preparatory program for visual communication, and hopes to be accepted to Shenkar. She speaks about the difficulty of rehabilitating while the war continues, the guilt she feels for being rescued while her friend Noa Marciano was murdered in captivity, and the desire to be seen as a whole person and not just as a former hostage. The article is based on a personal interview and incorporates emotional descriptions of the rehabilitation process.

Three years since the rescue, Ori Megidish recounts: "I ran and shouted in Hebrew. So that nothing would go wrong"