A former Israeli hostage told CNN in an interview Wednesday that his Hamas captors hoped former Vice President Kamala Harris would win the 2024 election and that the terrorists were “very scared” of President Donald Trump returning to office.
Omer Shem Tov, 22, was freed in February after spending 505 days in captivity in Gaza. He was captured during the deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack at the Nova music festival in southern Israel.
Omer Shem Tov, who was held hostage by Hamas for over 500 days, says: “(The terrorists) were very scared of (Trump). They wanted Kamala to be elected. But as soon as Trump was elected, they understood he wants to bring the hostages back home. So immediately the way they treated… pic.twitter.com/pQQhcOaLZ4
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Tov talked about his experience and about how the 2024 U.S. election played a role in how he was treated by Hamas in a new interview with CNN.
