{"id":373254,"date":"2026-08-26T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-israeli-hostage-describes-being-forced-to-dig-his-own-grave\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:00:09","slug":"former-israeli-hostage-describes-being-forced-to-dig-his-own-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-israeli-hostage-describes-being-forced-to-dig-his-own-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Israeli hostage describes being forced to dig his own grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_Kd4x1jYVh4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Israeli hostage describes being forced to dig his own grave\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Kd4x1jYVh4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nearly a year after his release, former Israeli hostage Evyatar David tells CNN\u2019s Bianna Golodryga about surviving two years of Hamas captivity in Gaza and the flashbacks and nightmares that still follow him. 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