'Forced to speak in a whisper' - Hamas hostage's 'miracle' rescue

Andrey Koslov believed Israeli forces might kill him but was part of a dramatic rescue operation instead.

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For the parents of Russian Israeli, Andrey, one of what the military codenamed "diamonds" during its operation, it was nothing short of "a miracle".

Speaking to the BBC, Eugenia and Michael Kozlov gave an emotional account of how they heard the news that their son was free and details of his ordeal over eight months.

Bodycam footage released by the Israeli military shows Andrey, 27, and another hostage, holding up their hands fearfully as they hid behind cushions after their rescuers burst into the room where they were being held.

Incredibly, after months of attempted brainwashing by their captors, his mother, Eugenia Kozlova says the hostages were not clear whether the plan was "to kill or to save" them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cerr78nj0mdo

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