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In a raw and unflinching memoir, Eli Sharabi, a survivor of 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts the harrowing ordeal of his abduction from Kibbutz Beeri on October 7th, 2023, the loss of his wife and daughters, and his unyielding resolve to survive.
I refuse to let myself drown in pain. I am surviving. I am a hostage. In the heart of Gaza. A stranger in a strange land. In the home of a Hamas-supporting family. And Im getting out of here. I have to. Im getting out of here. Im coming Sharabi
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Beeri, shattering the peaceful life Eli Sharabi had built with his British wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel. Dragged barefoot out his front door while his family watched in horror, Sharabi was plunged into the suffocating darkness of Gazas tunnels where he endured 491 days in captivity. As war raged above him, Sharabi held onto the hope that he would be reunited with his loved ones.
In the first memoir by a released Israeli hostage, and the fastest-selling book in Israels history, Sharabi offers a searing firsthand account of survival under unimaginable conditionsstarvation, isolation, physical beatings, and psychological abuse at the hands of his captors.
Eli Sharabis story is one of hunger and heartache, of physical pain, longing, loneliness and a helplessness that threatens to destroy the soul. But it is also a story of strength, of resilience, and of the human spirits refusal to surrender. It is about the camaraderie forged in captivity, the quiet power of faith, and one mans unrelenting decision to choose life, time and time again.
Reminiscent of Elie Wiesels Night and Laura Hillenbrands Unbroken, Hostage is a profound witness to history, so that it shall be neither forgotten nor erased.
Author: Eli Sharabi
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Influence
Published: 10/07/2025
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9780063489790
Language: English
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