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Family of grandmother kidnapped by Hamas plead for help

Eighty-five-year-old Yaffa Adar was taken hostage by Hamas and taken to the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning.

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Published on  10-08-2023 19:48
Last modified: 10-19-2023 12:08
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Yaffa Adar in a jeep surrounded by Hamas terrorists | Photo: Arab media

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The family of Yaffa Adar, an elderly Israeli woman who was taken hostage by Hamas and taken to the Gaza Strip on Saturday, are leaning for help.

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Footage of Adar surfaced shortly after the Hamas invasion, in which she can be seen surrounded by terrorists and paraded through Gaza in a jeep.

Adar's granddaughter, Adva, wrote on Facebook, "Nobody speaks to us, no one knows what to say, we found out all the information from the Internet.

Video: Security forces respond to rocket attack / Credit: Erez Linn

"My grandmother who founded the kibbutz with her own two hands, who believed in Zionism, who loved this country that abandoned her, was kidnapped. Probably dumped somewhere, suffering from severe pain, without medicine, without food, and without water, dying of fear, alone.

"Let this image be etched into the memories of all those in this disgraceful government who are disconnected from reality. Let them understand that there are people here, elderly and children, women and men, with names and families. I want them to not sleep at night and turn over every piece of land until these people come home."

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