Family says it received signs of life from hostage Matan Angrest

12 February 2025, 4:34 pm

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Matan Angrest was taken hostage on October 7, 2023, from his tank unit at the Nahal Oz army base. (Courtesy)

Anat Angrest, mother of captive soldier Matan Angrest, says she has received a fresh sign of life from the hostage.

“We received information that he is alive and held under harsh conditions,” Anat tells Channel 12.

“He was kidnapped from a tank, covered in burns. He underwent severe interrogations there, we saw it on his face in the video that we decided not to publish yet,” she says referring to a Hamas propaganda video released in September.

“We heard that he is being held there in difficult conditions because he is a soldier, and we do not know what the long-term consequences of this injury are,” she says.