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Israeli Couple Freed After 20 Hours Held Hostage in OfakimTheir son Evi, a police officer, confronted one captor before a SWAT team took over the rescue.
Key FactsOct 10, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Rachel and David, both in their 60s, were held hostage for 20 hours by Hamas militants inside their home in Ofakim.
- Their son Evi, a police officer, faced an armed man while his mother signaled that five hostage-takers were present.
- Eventually, a SWAT team persuaded Evi to retreat and took over the rescue operation.
- Rachel occupied the captors with food, coffee and cookies; David shielded her when the team stormed inside.
I made them chicken! Offered them coffee. I knew that if they are hungry, they are angry.— Rachel says this during the couple's 20-hour captivity in Ofakim, Israel, describing how she kept her captors occupied by cooking for them.
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