Released hostage Eliya Cohen only found out today that his fiancee survived Oct. 7 massacre, family says

Released hostage Eliya Cohen only discovered today that his fiancee Ziv Abud, who was with him at the Nova festival and in the fortified shelter from which he was abducted on October 7, 2023, had survived, he has reportedly told family.

His best friend was killed that day, the Channel 12 report says.

Cohen was held for most of his captivity together with Or Levy and Eli Sharabi, both of whom were recently released, and Alon Ohel, who is still held.

They were chained not only by their feet but also by their hands, which caused open cuts, and they were physically abused by their captors, Channel 12 reports.

Most of the time they were held in a pitch-black tunnel; for a few hours now and again, the terrorists lowered a torch into the tunnel.

For months on end, they were not allowed to walk and couldn’t stand. Their captors starved them, and ate their own meals in front of them.

Eliya was shot on October 7 and did not receive appropriate medical treatment, the report also says.