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CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Extended Interview: Eli Sharabi

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Cbs

4.6871 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On Oct. 7, 2023, Eli Sharabi was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists and held for 491 days, before being released last February, an ordeal he recounts in his book "Hostage." In this extended interview he talks with Seth Doane about his captivity and what gave him the strength to survive. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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claims. This is Jane Pauli. It's been nearly two years since that Hamas attack on Israel left hundreds dead and scores in captivity.

1:19.6

For 491 of those days, Elie Sharabi was held hostage in Gaza.

1:26.6

He tells Seth Dome all about his ordeal

1:29.6

and the terrible news he learned

1:31.9

only after his release.

1:34.6

What was the process of sitting down,

1:37.4

thinking what you've been through it,

1:38.6

and writing a book?

1:39.5

I really, really wanted that the reader

1:42.0

will be, you know, like in my eyes why was it

1:46.6

important to you that others experienced or tried to understand what you've

1:50.9

been because it was extreme experience and I'm quite sure that most of the people can't really imagine

2:06.6

what is to be in captivity. Even Israelis, it's, you know, it was very surprising for most of them

2:15.6

to hear about all these details. Why is it important for you to have others understand what you went through?

2:24.3

It's part of our history now in Israel. October 7th, it was an event that nobody should forget about it. I'm a part of this history.

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