Hostage survivor Arbel Yahud, partner of Ariel Cunio, said in a statement in Kiryat Gat that "on October 7, I was kidnapped with my partner Ariel from our home. Nir Oz was our private paradise, from which we were abducted to the depths of hell in Gaza." According to her, "in captivity there are no special days, you survive each day as it comes, every minute is an eternity and every second is a danger of death. Every breath could be your last." She added: "For my Ariel, every day is a constant danger and he knows he's still not home. My papa, I'm fighting, don't break my love."