Avi, the father of Yosef Chaim Ohana, said that his son managed to hide from his captors that he served as a fighter and commander in the Givati Brigade. He told Kan Moreshet radio that 'they abused them in ways the army did not know, they put seven men in a pit, only able to lean against the wall while standing. I thank God for creating him strong. I would wake up in the morning and travel to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's tomb, another morning to the Western Wall, it helped me, it was also a war of faith.'