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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Alon Ohel reportedly says he was used as human shield by Hamas during IDF’s Gaza City offensive
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Alon Ohel at the hospital following his release from captivity on October 13, 2025. (Government Press Office)
Alon Ohel, who was released from captivity in Gaza yesterday, told his family he was moved into combat areas by his Hamas captors upon the military’s offensive in Gaza City to be used as a human shield, Channel 12 reports.
Ohel was chained up in a single tunnel for most of his time in Gaza, until he was moved to a separate location in central Gaza 40 days ago, Channel 12 reports.
“We drove for several hours until we arrived,” Ohel was quoted as saying, adding that the transfer occurred at the same time as the beginning of the IDF’s offensive.
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