Noya, H’yd, a 12-year-old girl with low-functioning autism, and her grandmother, Carmella, H’yd, 80, were thought to have been abducted by Hamas terrorists to Gaza.

But on Wednesday, 13 days after their cruel murder, their bodies were identified.

Noya’s photo had gone viral after British writer J.K. Rowling shared a post about her plight. Noya was an ardent Harry Potter fan.

Noya was sleeping over at her grandmother in Kibbutz Nir Oz when the assault began. As she hid in a safe room with her grandmother, she sent a voice message to her mother Galit, 53, who was also in hiding five miles away. “Mommy, I’m scared,” she said. “There are people in the house – help me.”

Noya and Carmella are just two of the five members of the family who were thought to have been abducted. Three more family members are missing  – Carmella’s son-in-law, Ofer Kaldron, 50, and his daughter Sahar, 16, and son Erez, 12, who was seen on a video being kidnapped by the Hamas animals.

Kidnapping children is despicable and wholly unjustifiable. For obvious reasons, this picture has hit home with me. May Noya and all hostages taken by Hamas be returned soon, safely, to their families. https://t.co/YIbf3egib4

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 16, 2023

 (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)