Former Israeli hostage David Cunio survived nearly 2 years in Hamas captivity, enduring abuse, separation from family, and trauma before being released in 2025. El ex rehén israelí David Cunio sobrevivió casi 2 años en cautiverio de Hamas, soportando abusos, separación de la familia y trauma antes de ser liberado en 2025.

David Cunio, a former Israeli hostage abducted on October 7, 2023, described enduring nearly two years of captivity by Hamas, surviving on minimal food and water in Gaza’s tunnels, suffering physical and psychological abuse, and being separated from his wife and daughters. David Cunio, un ex rehén israelí secuestrado el 7 de octubre de 2023, describió haber soportado casi dos años de cautiverio por parte de Hamas, sobreviviendo con un mínimo de alimentos y agua en los túneles de Gaza, sufriendo abusos físicos y psicológicos, y separado de su esposa e hijas. He recounted witnessing his wife being dragged away, enduring an Israeli airstrike that wounded his family, and enduring months of uncertainty about his daughter Emma, who was later found at Nasser Hospital, traumatized and used in a propaganda video. Relató haber presenciado a su esposa ser arrastrada, haber soportado un ataque aéreo israelí que hirió a su familia, y haber soportado meses de incertidumbre acerca de su hija Emma, que más tarde fue encontrada en el Hospital Nasser, traumatizada y utilizada en un video de propaganda. On day 49, his wife and daughters were released, leaving him behind—“the worst moment of my life.” He survived by clinging to memories of his family, praying with a rubber band, and wearing makeshift necklaces. En el día 49, su esposa e hijas fueron liberadas, dejándolo atrás - el peor momento de mi vida. - Sobrevivió aferrándose a los recuerdos de su familia, orando con una banda de goma y usando collares improvisados. He was released alongside his brother Ariel, learning only then that his brother Eitan was alive, after enduring false beliefs about his fate. Fue liberado junto a su hermano Ariel, aprendiendo solo entonces que su hermano Eitan estaba vivo, después de soportar creencias falsas sobre su destino.