Recently freed Israeli hostage Naama Levy — the young advocate for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence who was abducted on October 7, 2023, and was seen bloodied while being dragged by the hair by a Hamas terrorist — endured months alone in a tunnel and was unsure if she was alive or dead at the time of her release, according to the Hostage Families Forum rehabilitation head, who detailed the harrowing psychological scars of former hostages and the challenges of their recovery.
Naama Levy, a teenager and newly enlisted IDF recruit at the time of her abduction, spent months isolated in a tunnel during her captivity, an ordeal that left her uncertain of her own survival, Dr. Einat Yehene, Head of Rehabilitation in the Hostage Families Forum, revealed on Tuesday.
Speaking to Israeli radio, Dr. Yehene, a clinical neuropsychologist, shared insights into the physical and mental toll experienced by recently released hostages and the complex process of rehabilitation.
“These [traumas] are not immediately visible,” she explained, noting that Naama and other freed women endured unimaginable horrors, including the killing of their comrades during the abduction.
The rehabilitation head described the psychological scars carried by the captives, emphasizing the effects of prolonged isolation and life-threatening dangers and stress, adding that Naama’s experience of detachment from reality during her captivity highlights the severe mental toll of the ordeal. […]
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