Former hostage Bar Kupershtein speaks about what his new song means to him — and how it conveys the necessity of holding onto hope and faith, trusting that even the darkest times will eventually pass.

Former hostage Bar Kuperstein, who was held in Gaza for hundreds of days, released a song in which he opens up about his struggles to recover and the pain he still endures despite being free from the tunnels where he was held.

Former captives Eitan Mor and Bar Kupershtein shared social media videos of themselves enjoying a vacation in Brazil after their release, underscoring their resilience and quiet strength in the aftermath of captivity.

“Thank you that what I am dealing with now is going to the police station to file a complaint and not being in the tunnels thinking about what I need to eat."

Released hostage Bar Kuperstein described the beatings and torture he endured in captivity, as well as the overwhelming joy that followed his release.

During a ceremony at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, freed hostage Bar Kupershtein explained how his Jewish identity sustained him during captivity. 

At the very spot where he was kidnapped from the Nova festival, freed hostage Bar Kuperstein wrapped tefillin and thanked God for his freedom — transforming the site of horror into a testament of faith and triumph.

'At first I wasn’t allowed to make a sound, so I prayed silently in my heart, from the deepest place there is.'

Freed hostage Bar Kupershtein spoke about his harrowing experience in Gaza, revealing brutal beatings, forced starvation, and relentless psychological torture.