Hostage Survivor Recounts Trauma of Captivity in Gaza
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- Hostage survivor Doron Katz Asher detailed her captivity in Gaza.
- She described the constant hunger and trauma her young daughters endured.
- Asher worked to protect her daughters' mental health during captivity.
- Her daughters witnessed the murder of their grandmother.
- She shared her experiences on the TV program "Taboo."
Doron Katz Asher, who was held captive in Gaza for 49 days with her two young daughters following the October 7th Hamas attacks, shared harrowing details of their ordeal on the Israeli TV program "Taboo" on Kan 11. Speaking with interviewer Hanoch Daum, Asher described the constant struggle to feed her daughters, Aviv, then two and a half, and Raz, four and a half, who witnessed their grandmother's murder. Asher recounted how she would save food from the previous day to give to her children, stating that the militants showed no compassion. She acted on instinct to protect her daughters, who had endured a brutal abduction.
During their captivity, Asher realized the importance of protecting her daughters' mental well-being. She told them they were in a good place with kind people keeping them safe until they could return home, distinguishing the terrorists from the "bad guys" from October 7th. Asher admitted to crying in secret in the bathroom so her daughters wouldn't see, telling them she missed people when they asked why she was weeping. She expressed her inability to comprehend that her daughters might die in Gaza, stating she did not care about her own fate.
