Ofer Kalderon embraces family after his release from Hamas captivity, February 1, 2025. (photo credit: GPO)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Kalderon shared details about meeting the infamous former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.<\/p>\n
“I feel betrayed by my country, I am an excellent citizen, and I gave my all. I don’t understand it,” former hostage Ofer Kalderon said in his first interview since his release by the Hamas terrorist organization in February.<\/p>\n
Speaking to N12 on Friday, Kalderon spoke about the trauma that has haunted him since his release, saying that “the body has a death instinct. You are physically alive, but you feel dead.”<\/p>\n
He recalled his and his family’s abduction on October 7 by the terrorists, with the exception of his eldest child, Gaia, who lived outside of Nir Oz<\/a> in a rented Tel Aviv apartment.<\/p>\n “I cried the tears of my life because I realized that there was nothing I could do. I have a loaded gun, but how do I protect my children in this situation?” he said.<\/p>\n While in captivity, he ran into hostages Adina Moshe, Nimrod Cohen, Matan Zangauker, Sagi Dekel Chen, David Cunio, brothers Eitan and Iair Horn, and Yarden Bibas, according to N12.<\/p>\n