Former hostage Or Levy: 'The fact people are still there haunts me'

(JNS) — Or Levy, who spent 491 days as a Hamas hostage, spoke out this week about his ordeal and the pain of knowing others remain captive in Gaza.

Levy, 34, was freed in February, his pale, frail frame shocking the world. Nearly all his captivity was spent underground, shackled and starving.

“It’s hard to understand how difficult it is to live on one pita a day for 491 days …, no human should live like that,” he told CNN this week.

Levy was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel. His wife, Einav, was killed in the attack, though he only knew for sure after his release. His firs...