Former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov told CNN his Hamas captors feared President Donald Trump's return to office and that his treatment improved after Trump won the November election.

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A freed Israeli hostage revealed his Hamas tormentors “immediately” treated him better when President Trump was elected — and claimed the group of terrorists wanted Kamala Harris to win the 2024 election.

Before we felt like nothing is happening, and I remember ever since [Trump] came into the role, they were very scared of him.’