At a Tisha B'Av event in Tel Aviv, former hostage Agam Berger shared her harrowing experience of captivity and her decision to fast underground, drawing strength from the Jewish people's history of resilience. Berger connected her personal ordeal to centuries of Jewish perseverance through destruction and exile, emphasizing that even in the darkest moments, identity and faith endured. She described acts of spiritual resistance during captivity and called on the community to strengthen their identity in the face of ongoing conflict. Berger concluded with an emotional plea for the release of remaining hostages, urging unity and action to ensure freedom and dignity for her people.