Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami said at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv that the five hostages who were held with him in captivity are still alive. He shared that "they are there - but not as I knew them. Vacant eyes, thin, exhausted." According to him, "I know exactly what they're going through. We were imprisoned together in a tunnel 30 meters underground, in inhumane conditions. And while I'm here - they're still there. They're breathing, but barely. They're alive - but less so with each passing day."