Mia Schem Opens Up About Her Ordeal as a Hostage in Gaza
TL;DR
Mia Schem, a 21-year-old Israeli-French woman, recounted her traumatic experience of being held hostage by Hamas militants after being captured during a music festival raid in southern Israel on Oct. 7. During her 55-day captivity, she faced sexual violence and lived in constant fear, with minimal food and no medical care. She was released on Nov. 30 amid a cease-fire but remains haunted by the ordeal and concerned for those still in captivity.
- Israeli-French hostage recounts harrowing experience in captivity The Associated Press
- Mia Schem, an Israeli Hostage, Shares Harrowing Details of Gaza Captivity The New York Times
- Freed hostage Mia Schem: ‘I experienced hell. There are no innocent civilians in Gaza’ The Times of Israel
- Freed Israeli hostage speaks out about captivity: 'I went through a Holocaust' Fox News
- Mia Schem 'feared being raped' in Hamas captivity, ex-Gaza hostage says The Jerusalem Post
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