Distraught families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas thugs for months reveal ‘rollercoaster hell’ they are experiencing

THE distraught families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists since October say they are experiencing a “rollercoaster in hell”.

Gal GiIboa Dalal, 29, told of his battle for survival amid hails of gunfire, before his brother Guy, 23, was captured, tied up and imprisoned deep in Gaza.

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He hid for nine hours on the fateful day of October 7 before being rescued – only to discover that his brother had been captured in a tunnel by armed men.

Guy, a popular and peace-loving musician, was enjoying his first music festival experience before terrorists massacred 360 people.

He told The Sun: “I arrived 15 minutes before filming started and met my brother. There was incredible energy. All people celebrated peace and love.

“Then the alarms sounded, some people were taking cover, others started running and we could see the rockets flying over us.

“I asked my brother to join me in my car. He hesitated for a second and said, I don’t want my friends to feel like I left them. He said I will see you later.

“After 20 minutes of struggling to drive in traffic, the shooting began. There were gunshots all around me.

“People started to move their cars and flee, and bullets hit the vehicles.

“I abandoned my car and found an area where I could hide near a tree.

“I spoke to my brother on the phone and told him to stay as close to the police as possible. This was the last time I spoke to him.

“People started running towards me covered in blood. The terrorists were approaching us. It was terrible. There were explosions and gunfire everywhere.

“I called my brother again, but he didn’t answer, from that moment on I could only think about what happened to him. I tried calling numerous times.

“I was rescued by the police after nine hours.

“My father called me and said that guy was captured along with his friends. A video showed them lying on the ground inside the tunnel.

“My brother is a peaceful man, he is strong, but it sickens me to think that he was used as currency in this war.

“We just hope he comes back to us soon.

“It’s like being on a rollercoaster in hell, we have bad days and we have worse days. I haven’t seen my mother Meriav smile in eight months.

“She cries until she can’t cry anymore.”

Meanwhile, devastated Amit Levy, 21, relived the moment he discovered his teenage sister was captured in a sickening propaganda clip.

People started running towards me covered in blood. The terrorists were approaching us. It was terrible. There were explosions and shootings everywhere

Gal GIboa Dalal

Millions of people recoiled in horror after vile footage filmed by Hamas showed innocent 19-year-old Naama Levy being pulled by the hair by militants after being kidnapped from her kibbutz.

For nearly eight months, she was held in unknown conditions by Palestinian gunmen as reports emerged of other hostages being subjected to depraved sexual abuse and torture.

Heartbroken, Amit said he woke up to the video of his sister volunteering at the nursery, limping and bleeding, after she was attacked in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7.

Amit, fighting back tears, said, “Since that morning [October 7] it was eight months of chaos.

“It all started when my mother received a call from my father saying that her sister was speaking on a video and he was sure it was her.

“I watched the video. My parents didn’t get to see this for weeks.

“The footage showed Naama being dragged by her long blonde hair from the back of a jeep at gunpoint by terrorists in Gaza.

“They were yelling and screaming at her. She was in her pajamas and bleeding, we know she had bruises on her legs.

“It is a trauma that we are still going through and that never ends.

“When we go to sleep at night, if we can, we know nothing about the sister’s condition and how she is being treated.

“I keep telling myself stories that maybe she is a little luckier and is being treated in some humanitarian way.

“We know that the people who kidnapped her are monsters, but I keep telling myself that she is the strongest person I know.

“It keeps me strong and it keeps my family strong because we know she is a survivor. This is what allows us to get out of bed in the morning.

“My sister is a very kind and gentle young woman. She speaks softly but is so strong.

We know the people who kidnapped her are monsters

Amit Levy on his teenage sister Naama

“We’re like a typical brother and sister, getting on each other’s nerves, those are the moments I miss the most.

“There are talks about an agreement, but we are trying not to get too emotional, because the drop is very strong.

“Every moment counts, the hostages are dying. There is right and wrong and my sister and the other 127 hostages never harmed anyone.

“They are pure souls who deserve to be back with their families.”

Both men criticized the decision of an International Criminal Court prosecutor to seek the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu for the murders committed in Gaza by Israeli troops.

Gal said: “I think it’s terrible to compare what Israel has done and what it is doing and what the country has suffered.

“You may or may not agree with the way things turned out, but in reality, you can’t fight a knife with hugs and kisses.

“I am a peaceful man and I do not want war, but we cannot remain silent when our people are being brutally murdered, raped and kidnapped.”

Amit added: “I think it’s a shame that Netanyahu was impeached alongside James, they are trying to create some sense of symmetry.

“A comparison between Israel and those who kidnapped, raped and killed is wrong.”

A total of 125 hostages remain missing.

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