Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. Hours spent waiting for the bathroom. As hostages return to Israel after seven weeks of Hamas captivity, information about the conditions of their confinement has begun to trickle out.
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce.
Information about the conditions of their captivity has been tightly controlled, but family members of the released hostages have shared details about the experiences.
As hostages return from captivity, details about the conditions of their captivity in Gaza have begun to emerge through stories their family members are telling the press
It's been three days since Israel and Hamas declared a truce, allowing for the release of hostage, and details are beginning to emerge about life in captivity.