Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, says 13 of the hostages it took during its weekend attack in southern Israel were killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza over the past day. Meanwhile, Israeli relatives of those slain and kidnapped by Hamas are reeling from the ongoing tragedies. This is Anat Moshe Shoshany, whose grandfather was killed and grandmother taken hostage by Hamas during a raid on their home at the Nir Oz kibbutz.
Anat Moshe Shoshany: “She’s a 72-years-old woman. She’s sick. She has heart issues. She watched her husband die right in front of her. And right after, they got her on the motorcycle, and she had to hold the terrorist that just murdered her husband. They were together for over 50 years. They built the kibbutz with their own hands.”
Hamas has killed over 1,300 Israelis and taken an estimated 150 hostages.