Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

By TIA GOLDENBERG
Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas has said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and captives became hungry. She was kept in a “suffocating” room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days. Ruti Munder, who is 78, spoke Monday to Israeli Channel 13 in one of the first interviews with a freed hostage. Her account adds to what’s been a trickle of information about the conditions under which they were held in Gaza.