Overview

• Mia Schem, a 21-year-old Israeli French citizen, was held captive by Hamas for 55 days after being kidnapped during a terrorist attack at a music festival in southern Israel.
• While in captivity, Schem underwent surgery for a gunshot wound without painkillers and had to replace her own bandages.
• Schem was held in a family home in Gaza, with minimal access to food and water, and was occasionally denied food by her captor's wife.
• Schem was also subjected to sexual harassment by her captor, who only stopped after noticing she had been shot and was badly wounded.
• Schem was released in late November during a brief truce between Israel and Hamas, and has since undergone more surgeries due to the damage caused by the gunshot.