505 Days in Hamas Captivity: A Former Hostage Speaks Out
GEDERA, Israel—Omer Wenkert had nicknames for his Hamas captors. He called one of them Tznon, which means radish in Hebrew, after its bitter taste.
About eight months into Wenkert’s captivity, Tznon turned from bitter to violent. He opened the door to the underground concrete dungeon where Wenkert was being held—less than 6 feet tall and around 3 feet wide—and kicked Wenkert three times in his head and twice in his back. Tznon told Wenkert it was punishment for looking at him.
The next day, his captor demanded he do push-ups, sit-ups and squats—what felt like hundreds, he said. At some point, Wenkert collapsed from exhaustion. Tznon spit on him and began screaming insults.
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