You must remember that in Davos, two women are fighting for Hamas hostages.

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Their mission is as important as it is terrifying: Noam Peri, 40, and Nili Margalit fight to ensure that the fate of the remaining Hamas hostages is forgotten. 136 people are currently in the hands of the terrorist organization. He was held captive in tunnels under the Gaza Strip. Among them is a baby who celebrated his first birthday in captivity on Thursday.

Nili was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas militants on October 7. Terrorists killed 40 people, including his father, and kidnapped 71 people in the town where 400 people lived. The trained pediatric nurse only learned of his father’s death after his release; This was another blow of fate.

Nili was released on November 30 after 55 days in captivity. Noam’s father is still in the hands of Hamas in the airless, dark tunnels.

There’s almost no room to breathe

Blick meets Noam and Nili on the sidelines of the WEF at the Palantir pavilion on the Davos promenade. Nili realizes how difficult it is for her to talk about her time in captivity. “I felt like my human dignity was being stolen.” The situation in the tunnels 20 to 30 meters underground was almost unbearable: “It was dark, damp and stuffy, there was not enough air to breathe and there was rarely fresh water. “Many elderly people were constantly experiencing shortness of breath.”

His meal was a glass of rice and half a pita a day. The toilets for Nili and the other 20 hostages were only cleaned once a day. “As a trained pediatric nurse, I cared for a group of elderly hostages, including Noam’s father,” says Nili. “I kept encouraging him to get some exercise. I couldn’t do more than talk to them about their symptoms; “There were almost no medications or other treatment options.”

Terrorists took their victims’ glasses and hearing aids to further torture them. “If someone had fallen, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything.” Nili may not be too pleased with his release; The fate of the other hostages weighs heavily on him: “It was very difficult to leave them behind.”

Call to CEOs

Hostages are no problem for WEF. It would be better to discuss the big picture and whether Israel’s fight against Hamas will turn into a global conflagration. After all: In Davos, two women had the opportunity to speak at an event attended by more than 150 CEOs of large companies: “We need all the support we can get. I hope they return home and pressure their government to do more to save the hostages,” says Noam.

“On October 7, my life and the lives of many people in Israel stopped,” says Noam. “This will only continue when the last hostage is freed.” Noam’s father was an artist and placed great emphasis on promoting understanding between different ethnic groups in Israel. “He brought Bedouins, Arabs and Israelis together and was very committed to human rights and peace,” Noam says. Nili adds: “He voluntarily took children from the Gaza Strip to Israeli hospitals. “I talked to him a lot about these kids.”

At the end of the conversation, the two women emphasized once again how important it is that the world continues to strive for the release of the hostages: “That’s why we went to Davos in the snow to shake the world so that this nightmare will go away. There is no longer anything left for the hostages and their relatives and friends.” It’s over.”

Source :Blick