“‘Only reason Hamas gunman didn’t rape me…’: Israeli, held hostage for 54 days”, India Today, January 2, 2024:

“An Israeli-French woman who was among scores of people taken hostage by Hamas militants has described how she feared being raped by the gunman who watched over her around the clock in the home where he lived with his wife and children in Gaza.

Mia Schem, 21, was released in late November under a now-lapsed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and made headlines while in captivity after the Palestinians released video footage of her undergoing treatment for a bullet wound to the arm.

Interviewed on Israeli TV, Schem recalled dancing at a rave near the Gaza border on October 7 when Hamas infiltrators stormed in, killing hundreds of revellers. She tried to flee but her car was fired on and set alight. Nursing her wound, she surrendered…..”