A young Israeli woman who became emblematic of the hostages was arrested by Hamas on October 7 said Wednesday that she believed every night in captivity could be her last.
“Every night I fell asleep thinking ‘this could be the last night of my life'” Noah Argamani said in Japan on a visit with his father.
“And until now I was (saved) . .”
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Argamani was among those kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival during the October 7 Islamist attacks that sparked war with Israel.
A video that went viral showed her on the back of a motorcycle screaming, “Don’t kill me!”
The video showed her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, an engineer, being led away separately.
Israeli special forces freed Argamani in a raid on Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp on June 8 along with three others – Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 41.
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The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had done so retrieved the bodies of six hostages from tunnels in southern Gaza, at least some of whom the military said were killed in Israeli military operations.
Of the approximately 250 people taken hostage that day, at least 100 are believed to be still being held in the Gaza Strip, including 34 the military says are dead.
“Avinatan, my boyfriend, is still there, and we have to bring them back before it’s too late. We don’t want to lose more people than we’ve already lost,” Argamani said.