‘I was held by Hamas for 505 days thinking my girlfriend was dead’: Israeli hostage recalls his ordeal
- Posted on June 3, 2026
- By The Independent
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‘I was held by Hamas for 505 days thinking my girlfriend was dead’: Israeli hostage recalls his ordeal
Eliya Cohen was one of 43 people taken from the Nova festival when Hamas launched its attack on 7 October 2023. As he recalls his experience at the opening of a new exhibition in London about that harrowing day, James C. Reynolds reports
