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Ex-hostage Ofer Calderon: Captives ‘feel like they’re dying’ when no talks to free them are held
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Freed hostage Ofer Calderon speaks with the Kan public broadcaster in an interview aired on March 6, 2025. (Kan screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Released hostage Ofer Calderon recalls the hardship of captivity in Gaza, describing the feeling of hopelessness when there are no negotiations to free the Israelis held there by Hamas.
“I really want the deal to continue, because who knows more than me how the people there feel right now,” he tells the Kan public broadcaster at a medal ceremony for Israeli cyclists.
“When there are no talks, it’s a disaster,” Calderon adds. “People there feel like they are dying and the light in the tunnel went out.”
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