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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Though Hamas had long claimed that Shiri and the children died in an Israeli air strike, an Israeli forensic examination showed that the children were murdered with the bare hands of their captors and then mutilated in an attempt to blame Israelis for their deaths.
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The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
After a very painful 16 months of unanswered questions, the forensic investigation conducted Thursday finally told the world that they were brutally murdered by the bare hands of their captors one month after their kidnapping in November 2023.
—Samantha Joseph, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
This time, the captors did not prod the hostages to offer them thanks.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
His captors imprisoned him at the Tower of London, where he was interrogated and tortured.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
After a very painful 16 months of unanswered questions, the forensic investigation conducted Thursday finally told the world that they were brutally murdered by the bare hands of their captors one month after their kidnapping in November 2023.
—Samantha Joseph, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
This time, the captors did not prod the hostages to offer them thanks.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
His captors imprisoned him at the Tower of London, where he was interrogated and tortured.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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