Hostage

On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Beâeri, shattering the peaceful life Eli Sharabi had built with his British wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel. Dragged barefoot out of his front door while his family watched in horror, Sharabi was plunged into the suffocating darkness of Gazaâs tunnels, where he endured 491 days in captivity. As war raged above him, Sharabi held onto the hope that he would be reunited with his loved ones.

In the first memoir by a released Israeli hostage, and the fastest-selling book in Israelâs history, Sharabi offers a searing firsthand account of survival under unimaginable conditions â" starvation, isolation, physical beatings, and psychological abuse at the hands of his captors.

Eli Sharabiâs story is one of hunger and heartache, of physical pain, longing, loneliness and a helplessness that threatens to destroy the soul. But it is also a story of strength, of resilience, and of the human spiritâs refusal to surrender. It is about the camaraderie forged in captivity, the quiet power of faith, and one manâs unrelenting decision to choose life, time and time again.

Reminiscent of Elie Wieselâs Night, Hostage is a profound witness to history, so that it shall be neither forgotten nor erased.