It’s been a month and a day since the unbearable ordeal for the families of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas began. True to form, Hamas is inflicting the maximum amount of emotional pain on the families, teasing them with news of a possible release only to have nothing come of the hints.
Hamas has claimed at least nine Israeli hostages have been killed by airstrikes. The longer they are held, the more danger the hostages will be in and the less likely it will be that most of them get out alive.
Thirty small children are being held by the terrorists. The thought of what they are going through is excruciating. And it’s double that for the parents.
Irish national Thomas Hand’s eight-year-old daughter Emily was initially thought to have been killed on October 7 when the kibbutz she was staying at was attacked by Hamas. More than 100 members of the kibbutz were murdered that day.
But later, Mr. Hand was informed that Emily was probably alive and being held captive by Hamas. Emily is not alone. According to the IDF, as many as three dozen children are being held as hostages in Gaza.
CBSNews:
Emily is one of at least three dozen children believed to have been…
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