Families, tourists and teachers: who are the hostages abducted by Hamas

An Israeli army spokesman said about 210 people were taken hostage by Hamas after the October 7 surprise attack on Israel. using rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. ABOUT A Palestinian Islamic group said it hid them in “safe places and tunnels” inside the Gaza Strip.

In accordance with BBC NewsIsrael’s defense claims that the hostages include 20 children and 10 to 20 people over 60 years old. On October 20, Hamas released two American hostages, a mother and daughter. They were the first to be released after the renewed conflict in the Middle East.

Some stories are confirmed or reliably reported, according to the newspaper. The list is updated regularly but may undergo some changes as those missing and believed to have been taken hostage may be dead or injured.

It is believed that Shani Luk, a German tourist who attended the electronic music festival that the Palestinian group invaded, to be among the hostages. Ricarda, the victim’s mother, said she saw a video of her daughter being taken away by Hamas militants. Shani’s mother later reported that she received information that her daughter was in critical condition after suffering a head injury in the Gaza Strip.

Doron, Raz and Aviv Asher were captured along with their family near the border with the Gaza Strip. Yoni’s husband says he saw a video showing his partner and two daughters, aged five and three, being placed in a truck with other hostages.

The list of hostages also includes Meirav Tal, his partner Yair Yaakov and his sons Yagil, 12, and Or, 16. Ranana, the mother of Yair’s children, said she was talking to the children on the phone when Hamas arrived. The woman recalled hearing her youngest son’s cries of despair as he said, “Don’t take me, I’m too young!” A video has emerged of Yair and Meirav meeting with the kidnappers.

Maya Regev, 21, and her brother Itay, 18, are also believed to have been kidnapped by the Islamic group. On the morning of the attack, Maya’s father received a call from her daughter and screamed: “Dad, they’re shooting at me, I’m dead.” The family said they saw Itay handcuffed in the back seat of a car in a video released by Hamas. Almost two days later, the Israeli army confirmed to the family that Maya and Itai had been kidnapped.

Karina Arieva, a 19-year-old soldier, was working at a military base near the Gaza Strip when she was kidnapped. Sister Alexandra said she heard shots when Karina contacted her during the attack. Later, Karina was seen on video being taken away in a car.

Mia Shem, 21, was one of the first hostages identified in the first video released by Hamas. The incident was confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces, which assured that they are in contact with the victim’s family.

Captured in Nir Oz

Amiram Cooper, 85, and his wife Nurit, 80, were also taken from their home in Nir Oz. said Noah, the couple’s daughter-in-law. BBC Newsthat he last spoke to the couple during the Hamas attack while they were both in a safe room. The family later gained access to the location of Amiram’s mobile phone, which confirmed they were in Gaza.

Alex Danzig, 75, a Holocaust researcher, was also at home in Nir Oz when he was attacked by Hamas. “We are sure that he was kidnapped,” his son Mati assured him. In accordance with BBCEdith, Alex’s older sister and Holocaust survivor, has worked at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center, for the past 30 years. Alex’s disappearance launched a campaign for his release in both Israel and Poland, the investigator’s home country.

Ofer, Erez and Sahar Calderon were taken hostage at Kibbutz Nir Oz. A video has surfaced on social media showing 12-year-old Erez being taken away by armed men towards the Gaza Strip, a family member said. BBC. It was initially believed that 80-year-old Carmela Dan and her 12-year-old granddaughter Noya, members of the youths’ families, were kidnapped, but Israeli authorities later announced that they had been found dead.

Kibbutz hostages

15-year-old Daphne Elyakim and her eight-year-old sister Ella were seen detained in their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Relatives say they saw photographs of young women published by Hamas. The girls’ father, Noam Elyakim, his girlfriend Dikla Arava and their 17-year-old son Tomer were killed.

It is believed that Shiri, Yarden, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were abducted from the kibbutz in southern Israel where they lived and where Shiri worked as a kindergarten teacher. Shiri was photographed with her three-year-old and nine-month-old children on her lap, surrounded by armed Hamas fighters. Yossi and Margit Silberman, Shiri’s parents, are also missing, and all indications are that they were captured by the group.