"Israeli Hostage Mia Schem Recounts Harrowing 54-Day Ordeal Under Hamas Captivity"

Doron Katz Asher and her two daughters endured 50 days of captivity by Hamas after being taken hostage during an attack on their kibbutz in Israel. Asher was shot and her mother killed during the abduction. They were held in Gaza, first in an apartment and then in a hospital commandeered by Hamas. Asher described the experience as "psychological warfare," with captors trying to convince them that Israel did not care for their return. They were released during a temporary ceasefire, and Asher recounted the trauma and the difficulty in adjusting to normal life post-captivity, while still concerned for other hostages, including her daughters' grandfather, who remain in Gaza.