Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak Louis was rescued from captivity in Gaza after 129 days in a daring military operation by the IDF. “This day is over. It means we have one less day in captivity.” “On the morning of October 7th, I was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak to Gaza by Hamas terrorists along with my partner, Clara Marman, her brother Fernando, her sister Gabriela, and Gabriela’s daughter, Mia. Luckily, Clara, Gabriela, and Mia were released from captivity after 52 days as part of a temporary ceasefire deal while I and Fernando were set free only 76 days later in a daring military operation. In captivity, we were treated like dogs, not like human beings. I was scraped from my humanity and was reduced to a pawn. I had no control whatsoever over my life. Basic decisions that every free human being is capable of taking weren’t in my hands. I needed to ...
