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TV report: Hostage Matan Zangauker struggling to stand, suffering painful stomach issues
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Ilana Gritzewsky shouts to hostage partner Matan Zangauker near the border with Gaza, April 20, 2025 (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
Hostage Matan Zangauker is struggling to stand on his own and suffers from continuous periods of intestinal problems and stomach pains, Channel 12 reports, citing an eyewitness account of captive hostage Edan Alexander, who was held alongside him.
Zangauker, whose mother, Einav, is a leading figure in the campaign for a deal to free hostages, suffers from shakes and weakness due to muscular atrophy.
Zangauker goes through long periods of closing himself off in a corner of the tunnel where he is held, refusing to speak or eat.
Citing unspecified “assessments,” Channel 12 reports that Zangauker has been held alongside senior Hamas officials in various locations above and below ground, including displacement camps and mosques.
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