Israeli couple kidnapped on October 7 reveal horror abuse – sex attacks to beaten children

(Warning: Distressing content) The couple were held as hostages for a total of 535 days. 16:08, Sun, Aug 23, 2026 Updated: 16:10, Sun, Aug 23, 2026 Israeli couple kidnapped on October 7 reveal horror abuse (Image: AFP via Getty Images)An Israeli couple who were kidnapped in the October 7 massacre have revealed the horrifying ordeal the hostages endured in captivity in Gaza. Aviva Siegel, a former kindergarten teacher, said women as young as 16 returned from harrowing sex abuse and one came back "purple" after such a barbaric assault.The 65-year-old said the hardest thing was knowing what was happening to the young girls during her 51 days as a hostage in Gaza. "I'm a witness of all of the girls who were beaten up into pieces," she told the Daily Mail. She said the Hamas captors forced wome