Israeli hostages taken by Hamas gunmen after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks—including those seized around the Nova music festival—are describing what they say they endured during captivity. According to the accounts reported by the outlet, captors allegedly subjected hostages to severe confinement and mistreatment. The reporting says the hostages describe being forced to witness violence and killings, including accounts of rape and slaughter, and being tortured for extended periods. The stories also allege that some captives were kept under degrading conditions and experienced ongoing physical and psychological abuse, with reports that certain detainees felt they were driven to pray for death. The articles frame these accounts as among the most detailed descriptions yet from Oct. 7 hostages about their treatment while held by Hamas. The reports do not provide additional corroborating evidence within the provided text, but they present the hostages’ allegations as testimony about the nature and severity of abuse during captivity.