WATCH: Former hostage speaks out for the first time, new footage of her kidnapping released

Speaking publicly for the first time about her time in captivity, former hostage Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht revealed that Hamas terrorists fed them cat food while caged, to humiliate and mock them.

This is what Hamas did to our people:

Hamas captivity survivor Rimon Buchshtab-Kirsht breaks down in an interview she gave this evening to N12 News as she describes the hell she and her husband, The late Yagev Buchshtab, endured in Hamas captivity and the unbearable reality… pic.twitter.com/EqrZZI1WHG

— Iris (@streetwize) July 20, 2026

WATCH: For the first time, footage has been released showing the abduction of Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht and Yagev Buchshtab from their home in Kibbutz Nirim into Gaza during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack. Rimon was freed in the November 2023 hostage deal, while Yagev was… pic.twitter.com/BSjqxdbNLJ

— גיא עזריאל Guy Azriel (@GuyAz) July 20, 2026

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