Former Gaza hostage Evyatar David celebrates Eliya Cohen's wedding as victory over Hamas – report

Former Gaza hostage Evyatar David, 25, recently spoke to CNN about his experiences, calling fellow former hostage Eliya Cohen's wedding a "huge moment of victory" against Hamas. David, abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and held until October 13, 2025, described ongoing psychological trauma and criticized the Israeli government's support for former hostages. He recounted being starved by Hamas, stating, "we didn't eat for three months," during which he was forced to participate in propaganda videos, including one where he appeared emaciated and dug his own grave. David expressed pessimism about peace, believing Hamas's "pure ideology" is to take "the whole land."