Michael Rodriguez (1992-1996), Diana Pagillo (1970-1974), Abby Getner (1975-1979), Andrew Picco (1970-1974), Emily Hand (2005-2009), Barbara Wolkoff (1972-1976)
Thirty Be'eri residents, including Emily Hand, then nine years old, were among the 250 people taken hostage from Israel into Gaza last Oct. 7. The girl was released with 104 other hostages last November as part of temporary ceasefire that included an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners he
Date: Dec 23, 2024
Category: World
Source: Google
Hostages young and old endured physical and psychological torture
Relatives of children held by Hamas, like Avigail Idan, 4, and Emily Hand, 9, reported that they came back covered in lice. Many hostages were not able to shower or only showered once in more than six weeks.
Date: Dec 04, 2023
Category: World
Source: Google
Harrowing stories emerge as Hamas frees more Gaza hostages
But one girl, nine-year-old Emily Hand, whispered to her father afterward she was still afraid to speak at normal volume, Thomas Hand said that she thought she had been held for an entire year.
Date: Nov 30, 2023
Category: World
Source: Google
Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity
I had to put my ear close to her mouth to hear. In captivity, she was told not to make any noise. You can see the terror in her eyes, Thomas Hand, the father of nine-year-old Emily Hand, told CNN.Yair Rotem said his niece Hila Rotem Shoshani, 13, was held with Emily Hand, and was also now speaking in whispers. She spoke of hugging her mother Raaya, still in Gaza, who cried when the girls were taken from her before their return to Israel.
Date: Nov 29, 2023
Category: World
Source: Google
Incredible moment 'hero' Israeli hostage stares down masked Hamas terrorist after she is finally released foll
The father of Emily Hand, an Irish-Israeli who was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days, has vowed to do 'whatever it takes' to help his nine-year-old daughter recover after revealing how she spent her ninth birthday running from missile strikes in Gaza.
Date: Nov 29, 2023
Category: World
Source: Google
Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce
Also released was nine-year-old Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand, initially feared killed, but who spent her ninth birthday in captivity before being freed along with 12-year-old Hila Rotem, whose mother remains in captivity.
Date: Nov 26, 2023
Category: World
Source: Google
Megyn Kelly blasts Gayle King for interview with Israeli dad of Hamas hostage: 'Show some damn sensitivity!'
Emily Hand was at a sleepover at a home on a kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7 when Hamas terrorists on paragliders and pickup trucks launched a surprise cross-border raid on Israeli towns near the frontier with the Gaza Strip.