HERZLIYA, Israel – For Eli Sharabi, October 7th, 2023, became a fateful day that would lead to 491 days in Hamas captivity. In his new book, Hostage, Sharabi tells how he survived and now chooses to be free from anger and bitterness.

Sharabi moved to Kibbutz Be'eri in the Gaza perimeter as a teenager and would later meet his wife, Lianne, there.

He told CBN News, " Kibbutz Be'eri is, you know, it's a beautiful place. Among fields and a beautiful community. Very strong community. Very warm community. So we found our life there."

Founded in 1946, before the state of modern Israel was born, Be'eri was one of the hardest-hit Gaza border communities on October 7th.

"So that was our dream when we raised, you know, family, and they grew up there, and they were very, very happy – until o

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