She put words to her nightmare. For the first time since her release, former Franco-Israeli hostage Mia Schem recounted her detention in Gaza. Kidnapped on October 7 by Hamas fighters while participating in a techno music festival, the 21-year-old spent 54 days in captivity.
During an interview with an Israeli channel, Mia Schem described her daily life as a captive in Hebrew. She says she was detained at the home of a Hamas fighter and his family in “a dark room” where she was forbidden to speak. “You must not be seen or heard,” confided the ex-hostage, kidnapped with her Franco-Israeli friend Elya Toledano, found dead in Gaza in mid-December.
129 people still detained
A month after her release, Mia Schem believes she experienced the “holocaust” in Gaza. Of the 250 people kidnapped by Hamas, 129 people remain detained, according to Israeli army figures. Presented as the oldest woman held hostage in the Gaza Strip, Israeli-American hostage Judith Weinstein Haggai, 70, was announced dead Thursday by her kibbutz, Nir Oz, located just on the edge of the Gaza Strip. Gaza.
Find part of Mia Schem’s testimony in the video placed at the very top of this article.