Released hostage Ada Sagi: "I no longer believe in peace"

In an interview with the BBC, Ada Sagi, who was once a peace activist and was abducted to the Gaza Strip before being released in a hostage exchange, shared her changed perspective on peace.

"I don't believe in peace, I don't, sorry; I understand Hamas doesn't want it." She urged Israel to negotiate a deal to return all the hostages, both living and deceased.

Sagi detailed her captivity, mentioning that she spent the first day hidden in a house with children and was then moved to a residence in Khan Yunis. The apartment owner informed them that his wife and children were staying with his father-in-law. Sagi added that the owner was a butcher by trade.

She also described the payments Gaza residents received for looking after them: "I heard them say 70 shekels for a day. It's a lot of money in Gaza because they have no work. And if you have work with Hamas, it's no more than 20 shekels for a day," she said.

Additionally, she spoke about the anticipation leading up to their release: "Every knocking on the door you think there is somebody coming to take you," she said.

At one point, she mentioned being taken to Nasser Hospital, where the terrorists told her and the other abductees: "You are staying here."

Ms, Sagi said: "People say that they are not involved. They're involved ... and getting money for each of us."