Andrey Kozlov, a 27-year-old security guard, was captured by Hamas while working at the Nova music festival on October 7. He endured eight months of brutal captivity in Gaza, including being shackled and left sweltering under blankets. Kozlov described fleeing through a forest when armed men captured him. On his first day, a captor threatened to kill and film him, but later bizarrely signaled “I love you.” Kozlov and three other hostages were rescued by the IDF on June 8.