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Even their release was not allowed to be dignified. Hostages who had already survived captivity were led through crowds, cameras, and armed captors before finally reaching safety. This was not a normal handover. It was a staged spectacle. Under the Geneva Conventions, people in captivity must be protected from humiliation, degrading treatment, and public curiosity. Hamas did not only hold hostages. It used them — even in the final moments before release. JIJ’s report KIDNAPPED: Hostage-Taking as a Form of Torture documents how propaganda videos, public humiliation, and staged releases became part of a broader system of abuse.