‘Severe risk’: Doctors warn Hamas-held hostage Alon Ohel could lose his sight

Freed captives reported shrapnel in Alon’s eye, shoulder, and arm; he’s been bound and severely underfed.

By Jewish Breaking News

A top Israeli corneal specialist says the new Hamas video clearly shows trauma to Ohel’s right eye—and that untreated eye injuries can cause irreversible vision loss, fast.

Prof. Adi Einan-Lifshitz (Shamir/Assaf Harofeh) told Israel Hayom the footage indicates damage requiring immediate care; without it, blindness becomes likely.

This isn’t abstract. Testimony from freed hostages and health officials says Ohel has shrapnel in one eye and can see only shadows from it; based on these accounts, doctors fear loss of vision in both eyes.

Survivors also described men being starved, chained, and kept without daylight or treatment in Hamas tunnels—conditions Israel’s Health Ministry sources called “immediate life-threatening.”

Hostage Alon Ohel, a still from a propaganda video released September 6, 2025. (Courtesy Hostage and Missing Families Forum)

His parents say the same: freed captives reported shrapnel in Alon’s eye, shoulder, and arm; he’s been bound and severely underfed.

They asked Israel’s leadership to prioritize him for release or secure supervised medical care now, warning he’s “on the brink of blindness.”

What changed is we finally saw his injured eye on camera.

In ophthalmology, hours and days matter—penetrating trauma risks infection, scarring, and permanent damage.

Hamas, which abducted Ohel from the Nova shelter, is responsible for his medical care under international law.

The video only sharpens the urgency: get him real treatment or get him out—before the damage becomes irreparable.

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