Israeli hostage Mia Schem reveals only reason Hamas captor didn’t rape her during 54 hellish days
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The 21-year-old French tattoo artist abducted and wounded by Hamas terrorists said she’s convinced there’s only one reason she wasn’t raped by her captor during 54 hellish days in captivity.
“His wife was outside the room with the children,” freed hostage Mia Schem said during a newly released interview on Israeli TV. “That was the only reason he didn’t rape me.”
Schem, who has dual Israeli and French citizenship, said her tormentor kept her in a dark room under constant watch for most of her time in Gaza.
She said she was starved and taunted by the terrorist’s family while wondering if she’d be killed at any moment.
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