By Benita Levin(i24 News)
Hamas cruelly flouted the terms of its ceasefire with Israel when it separated a daughter from her mother
Flouting the terms of its ceasefire with Israel, the Hamas terrorist group split up a family when it released 13-year-old Hila Rotem while holding on to her mother Raya. The two were held together for some 50 days, separated only two days before Hila was let go as part of the hostage deal this week, her uncle Yair Rotem told i24NEWS.
‘Another level of cruelty, and a rude violation of the agreement with Israel’
Yair Rotem, whose niece Hila was released from captivity without her mother Raaya says they were separated ahead of their release: ’There’s no doubt they were together’| with @benitalevin pic.twitter.com/HeVjSUdyKv
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) November 27, 2023
This, he said, represented “a new level of cruelty,” one to be expected from the jihadists who perpetrated the October 7 massacre, the worst antisemitic atrocity since the Holocaust.
On that fateful morning in the Be’eri kibbutz, the Rotem family woke up to the sound of rockets fired from Gaza, sirens and interceptions by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile shield. Soon everyone’s phones were going off with reports of terrorist overrunning the community and setting homes on fire. “My house if burning, where is the army,” read a typical Whatsapp message, Rotem said.
This, he said, represented “a new level of cruelty,” one to be expected from the jihadists who perpetrated the October 7 massacre, the worst antisemitic atrocity since the Holocaust.
On that fateful morning in the Be’eri kibbutz, the Rotem family woke up to the sound of rockets fired from Gaza, sirens and interceptions by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile shield. Soon everyone’s phones were going off with reports of terrorist overrunning the community and setting homes on fire. “My house if burning, where is the army,” read a typical Whatsapp message, Rotem said.
“My sister was kidnapped around 12:05, she sent me the last message saying they were kidnapping her.”
They were led into a vehicle, where a group of terrorists “squished them” and “drove into Gaza really fast with the doors open.”
After seven weeks in captivity, Hila is speaking in hushed tones after being constantly shushed by terrorists, who feared detection by the IDF.
“My sister was kidnapped around 12:05, she sent me the last message saying they were kidnapping her.”
They were led into a vehicle, where a group of terrorists “squished them” and “drove into Gaza really fast with the doors open.”
After seven weeks in captivity, Hila is speaking in hushed tones after being constantly shushed by terrorists, who feared detection by the IDF.
13-year-old Hila Rotem is among the 2nd group of released Israeli hostages pic.twitter.com/0WjUYjQhhp
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) November 25, 2023
