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Report: Edan Alexander suffered severe torture in captivity, was kept handcuffed in a cage
Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
Released hostage Edan Alexander suffered severe torture and was held handcuffed in a cage for an extended period of time, according to his initial testimony, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
Alexander, who was abducted on October 7, 2023, was reportedly interrogated for weeks and held in a Hamas tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip alongside other hostages.
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