Current sectionIsrael NewsIn his first foreign outlet interview with CNN, Evyatar David said he could barely say and do the things his captors demanded of him for propaganda videos due to his weakened state. 'When I tried to dig the grave,' which was his own, 'just holding the shovel was almost impossible'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe07:49 PM • August 27 2026 IDTEvyatar David, a former Israeli hostage in Gaza, spoke out about the physical and psychological torture he endured during his 738 days in captivity, including being forced to film two Hamas propaganda videos.CommentsIn the News'I Still Have Nightmares': Freed Israeli Hostage Recounts Two Years in CaptivityAfter Likud Smear Campaign, Ofer Winter Vows to Back Netanyahu as Prime MinisterSmotrich Vows to Judaize Arab-majority Areas 'Like in the West Bank'Ahead of PA Elections, Dahlan Explores anti-Abbas Alliance With HamasCraving a Cool Midsummer Dip? Ein Lavan Is Your Best Bet Near JerusalemRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'David Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBen-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes
'I still have nightmares': freed Israeli hostage recounts two years in captivity
In his first foreign outlet interview with CNN, Evyatar David said he could barely say and do the things his captors demanded of him for propaganda videos due to his weakened state. 'When I tried to dig the grave,' which was his own, 'just holding the shovel was almost impossible'
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