Former hostage Yosef Chaim Ohana recounted an incident from his time in Gaza in which a terrorist responded violently to his raised voice and how he transformed that fear into love.

Hamas survivor Yosef Ohana spent over two years in captivity. At one point, he was nearly beaten simply for speaking a little too loudly.

Instead of reacting with fear or anger, he managed to shift his mindset, and drew a heart on the wall.

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In an emotional joint performance, October 7 survivor Yonatan Cohen and former hostage Yosef Haim Ohana sang “Square of Tears,” channeling the fear, resilience, and trauma of captivity into a stark musical tribute to the hostages’ ordeal.

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Weeks after his release from Gaza and years since being kidnapped on October 7, Yosef Chaim Ohana finally returned to Kiryat Malachi, where throngs of people gathered to welcome the hometown hero.

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In a powerful interview with prominent Israeli journalist Amit Segal, released hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana relives the horrors of October 7—from the joyful Simchat Torah celebration to his abduction in Gaza—revealing the terror, faith, and sheer will that kept him alive through months of captivity.

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