Ilana Gritzewsky, 31, was taken from her home in an Israeli village near the Gaza border on October 7 before being released during a ceasefire in November 2023.
Ilana Gritzewsky, a former hostage released in November 2023 after being kidnapped from her home near the Gaza border during the October 7 attacks, described being groped during her abduction and waking up half-naked in Gaza. A captor expressed a desire to marry her. She was interrogated about her military service and later released during a ceasefire. Her partner remains a hostage.