Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifschitz, 85, was freed by Hamas militants on Monday evening.
She said that captives are kept in a "spider's web" of underground tunnels in Gaza.
She told reporters she was beaten with sticks and that she "went through hell."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAn 85-year-old Israeli hostage, who shook hands with her Hamas captor when she was freed, said that she was held in a "spider's web" of underground tunnels in Gaza and beaten with sticks.
Sharone told reporters she wasn't surprised by her mother's gesture, saying: "It's so her."
Persons:
Yocheved Lifschitz, —, Nurit Cooper, Lifschitz, Oded, Nir Oz, Sharone, we'd, shalom
Organizations:
Service, Gaza's Ministry of Health, Hamas
Locations:
Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Egypt