Beaten and Starved: Israeli Hostage Recounts 2 Years of Captivity
Segev Kalfon said he endured physical abuse and mind games during 738 days in the hands of Hamas.
By Natan Odenheimer and Isabel Kershner
Like many hostages, Mr. Kalfon’s account of his 738 days in captivity included numerous examples of physical and mental abuse. The captors broke his teeth, starved him and pressured him to convert to Islam....
Mr. Kalfon described being deprived of food. During one stretch, he had to make a small can of beans last two days. At times, standing became a struggle... In that first week, when he asked to use a bathroom, he said a gunman tripped him every step of the way and whipped him repeatedly... The six hostages were given rice with worms, moldy pita and sometimes nothing at all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/world/middleeast/israel-hostage-hamas-gaza-torture-segev-kalfon.html