Emily Damari, 28, kidnapped from the kibbutz “youth” neighborhood
Around 10 a.m. on October 7, 2023, she sent a final message in which she indicated that terrorists were in the “youth” neighborhood of the kibbutz and were shooting around her apartment, recalls the daily “The Times of Israel » . The young woman, who has dual British and Israeli nationality, was injured in the hand during this assault.
Emily Damari was kidnapped from the “youth” neighborhood of Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023. Eleven of its residents were murdered that day and seven were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.
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A friend from the same neighborhood said, during an interview on Canal 12, that he saw a terrorist driving Emily’s car towards Gaza. According to this same source, a witness to other kidnappings, she was kidnapped at the same time as the Berman twins, Gali and Ziv.
Dafna Elyakim, 15, a hostage released in January 2024, said in an interview on Israeli television that she met five female hostages: Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Romy Gonen, Agam Berger and Emily.
Of the 37 residents of the “youth” neighborhood of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, eleven were murdered and seven were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.
Romi Gonen, 24, kidnapped at Nova music festival
She is the youngest of three hostages who should be released this Sunday. On his Instagram account, his brother, Shahaf, confirmed that the young woman, now 24 years old, was “on the list”.
She was kidnapped during the Nova music festival, organized in the desert, the target of a real massacre on October 7. 364 people were killed there by Hamas terrorists. During a telephone call, the young woman told her mother that she had been shot during the attack. Three of his friends had been murdered.
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Romi’s sister on August 29, 2024.
“Le Figaro” met her sister in November 2023. She had been in telephone contact with her younger sister at the time of the attack. “She hid but was eventually discovered. I could hear the terrorists asking each other: “Shall we take him?” Should we kill her? “Finally, they took her away,” the young woman said.
“She hid but was eventually discovered. I could hear the terrorists asking each other: “Shall we take him?” Should we kill her? “Finally, they took her away”
According to the daily “The Times of Israel”, the young woman also spoke for a long time with her mother on the phone before her kidnapping. “They shot me, mom, I’m bleeding,” she told her mother. “Everyone is bleeding in the car. »
His mother describes “a strong, happy personality”, a scout advisor, who often participated in raves and was independent.
Doron Steinbrecher, 31-year-old veterinary nurse
Still according to the daily “The Times of Israel”, Doron Steinbrecher, 31, was alone in her apartment in the Kfar Aza kibbutz when she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. This veterinary nurse was in the part of the kibbutz reserved for young single residents.
At 10:30 a.m., Doron told her parents that she was scared and that the terrorists were in her building. She then sent a voice message to her friends saying, “They’re here, they took me.” » A week later, her family received official word that Doron was considered missing.
