Israeli woman bravely describes horror as Hamas hostage: 'They were taking pleasure in hurting me'

Warning: This nonfiction includes graphic and disturbing accounts from the Oct. 7 massacre successful Israel.

"My life, erstwhile elemental and quiet, was shattered erstwhile I was taken hostage by this ruthless terror group."

Amit Soussana, who became the archetypal Israeli pistillate to talk publically astir the intersexual unit she endured during her 55 days successful captivity successful Gaza aft Hamas terrorists abducted her connected Oct. 7, spoke earlier the United Nations (U.N.) connected Wednesday astatine an lawsuit to people the 15th day of the constitution of the mandate connected intersexual unit successful conflicts.

Soussana described her beingness earlier the Hamas attack, explaining, "I worked arsenic an lawyer successful an bureau that I genuinely loved, rented a tiny location successful the kibbutz, and my biggest concern, similar astir people, was deciding what to person for dinner." She emphasized her committedness to privacy, saying, "I stayed distant from societal media and was a precise backstage person. My privateness was and inactive is precise important to me."

Soussana was abducted from her location successful Kibbutz Kfar Aza by a radical of astatine slightest 10 men and forcibly taken to Gaza, wherever she was subjected to horrifying experiences. She was released successful precocious November 2023 arsenic portion of the first and lone hostage deal with Hamas.

HAMAS TERRORISTS 'SYSTEMATICALLY AND INTENTIONALLY' COMMITTED SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING OCT. 7 ATTACK: REPORT

Amit Soussana spoke earlier the U.N. connected Wednesday, sharing her harrowing acquisition arsenic a hostage. Hamas terrorists abducted her connected Oct. 7, 2023. (UNTV)

She recounted the time of her abduction, vividly remembering the peaceful Saturday greeting that was a Jewish holiday, "Simchat Torah," precisely a twelvemonth earlier contiguous - which is again the aforesaid vacation successful Israel connected Thursday. 

"The tranquility was shattered by the dependable of thousands of missiles launching from Gaza, followed by the terrifying attack of gunfire," she recalled. Soussana barricaded herself successful her harmless room, her assemblage trembling from fear, until a manus grenade exploded successful her surviving room. "My location was invaded by heavy equipped men successful civilian clothing," she said, detailing her daze and vulnerability.

In a authorities of distress, she described her abduction. "I was successful my pajamas, barefoot, and decided to instrumentality the broad from my furniture to screen myself." She was dragged from her burning location to the Gaza border, beaten severely on the way. 

Amit Soussana was released aft 55 days of untold maltreatment during her captivity astatine the hands of Hamas terrorists. (Getty Images)

"It felt arsenic though they were taking pleasance successful hurting me," she said. Despite the sedate danger, she resisted, stating, "I feared for my assemblage and psyche much than I feared for my life. So I fought back." As a result, she suffered important injuries, including a breached oculus socket and a genu wounded that inactive affects her.

During her captivity, Soussana was chained by her ankle, incapable to move. "I had to inquire for support to usage the bathroom," she explained, detailing her experience. "In that house, I was sexually assaulted by the Hamas violent who had guarded me." She described the assault, saying, "He forced maine to spell to the ablution and entered the room, pointed his weapon astatine me. He was breathing heavy and had a monstrous beast-like face." She recalled his intrusive questioning portion helium sat adjacent to her successful his underwear, lifting her garment and touching her. "I knew precisely what helium was readying to do, and yet I couldn't bash thing to forestall it. I was utterly helpless."

UN FINALLY RECOGNIZES THAT ISRAELI WOMEN WERE RAPED, SEXUALLY ATTACKED BY HAMAS TERRORISTS

Demonstrators successful enactment of Israel stitchery to denounce antisemitism and telephone for the merchandise of Israeli hostages connected the National Mall successful Washington, D.C., connected Nov. 14, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

After the assault, she noted, "I wasn't adjacent allowed to outcry oregon to beryllium sad. I had nary 1 to comfortableness maine and was forced to enactment bully to the idiosyncratic who had conscionable sexually assaulted me." She continued, "Not a time goes by that I don't deliberation astir what that unspeakable antheral did to me, but I support reminding myself that I'm escaped present and that helium can't wounded maine again."

A fewer days later, she was transferred to a caller determination with antithetic guards. "Even though I was terrified, I felt fortunate that astatine slightest I wasn't with the antheral who sexually violated me," she said. However, she faced further torment. "I was tortured, hung upside down, beaten, humiliated and feared for my life," she recalled. Eventually, she was taken into an underground tunnel, wherever she felt arsenic though she was "buried alive" and subjected to inhumane conditions.

After enduring an agonizing 55 days, she was yet freed but expressed that her consciousness of state was overshadowed by the plight of those inactive captive. "I bash not consciousness escaped portion others stay successful captivity, enduring the aforesaid nightmare," she stated, highlighting the committedness she and other hostages made to combat for each other’s release. "Today, I grant this committedness by telling my story," she added.

CHILDREN ONCE HELD HOSTAGE STILL WORKING THROUGH TRAUMA: 'ARE THEY COMING FOR US AGAIN?'

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon speaks to mothers who mislaid their children successful the Oct. 7 panic onslaught astatine the "Eternal Embrace" photograph accumulation astatine United Nations office successful New York City connected Oct. 7, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Soussana concluded her code with a heartfelt plea to the U.N. "I impulse you to fulfill your duty, instrumentality contiguous enactment to unafraid the merchandise of those inactive held captive," she said. "Every time that passes steals different portion of their psyche and endangers their life." She called upon the U.N. to not crook a unsighted oculus to the atrocities committed against guiltless civilians. "It is your work to support quality rights, to combat terrorism, and to bring those liable for these heinous crimes to justice," she urged.

As she finished, she reiterated her telephone to action. "The satellite is watching, waiting for the U.N. Security Council to unrecorded up to its mandate. I beg you, bash not neglect us. Secure the state of the hostages and guarantee that nary 1 other suffers the aforesaid fate. Remember, it is our corporate work to combat coercion and support quality rights. The clip to enactment is now."

Palestinians instrumentality power of an Israeli Merkava conflict vessel aft crossing the borderline obstruction with Israel from Khan Yunis successful the confederate Gaza Strip connected Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)

At the event, Israel's Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon said, "We volition not halt until each 101 of our hostages are released by Hamas." 

Danon thanked Soussana for her courage. "Thank you for sharing your communicative with the satellite and revealing again the existent look of the violent enactment Hamas. It is important to retrieve that the agelong manus of the IDF volition scope everyone who belongs to the violent enactment Hamas and destruct him."

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In March, 5 months aft the massacre, the U.N. published a report acknowledging that rape and pack rape, among different acts of intersexual violence, apt occurred during the Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught and said determination was "clear and convincing" grounds that hostages were raped portion being held successful Gaza, and that those presently held captive are inactive facing specified abuse. Soussana was 1 of the witnesses successful the report. 

Among the 101 hostages inactive held successful Gaza are women and children.