The Children of Captivity Speak

5 kids who returned from Hamas captivity talk about their story from the moment the got kidnapped till their return home

Cast

Agam Goldstein-Almog

as self

Dafna Elyakim

as self

Ohad Munder-Zichri

as self

Eitan Yahalomi

as self

Ofir Engel

as self

Michal Peylan

as self

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