Emily Hand, 8, whose father Thomas Hand, told CNN last month that he was relieved she was murdered rather than abducted by Hamas, is now thought to be alive in Gaza.
Emily’s parents, who lived in Kibbutz Be’eri, were told two days after the Hamas assault, that Emily had been murdered. Since her body was not found, she was listed as missing and no levaya was held. However, a mistake had been made and her parents were informed last week that Emily is believed to have been abducted to Gaza, Channel 12 News reported on Sunday.
Emily had slept over at the home of a friend on the kibbutz on Simchas Torah night so was not at home when the attack occurred. Her friend and friend’s mother, who were also thought to have been murdered, are also now believed to be in Gaza.
Emily’s father, Thomas, originally from Ireland, told CNN last month that he was relieved when he was informed after two days of searching for Emily that she had been murdered, preferring that option over knowing she was in the hands of brutal Hamas terrorists.
Emily has Irish citizenship and after her parents were informed that she was abducted, they contacted Irish government officials for assistance in making efforts for her release.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Listening to the agony of this loving Father:-
1) Time for Irish Government to demand IMMEDIATE release of Emily and become fully involved in this.
2) Anyone who even so much as just dare express any concern for plight of the palestinians & their children:- Nothing short of evil & wickedness whilst still holding 240 totally innocent hostages, already for over a month.
Gaza must be leveled to the ground.
The father is clearly not Jewish (Christian).
Is the daughter Jewish?
If yes, then she is a double תינוק שנשבה לבין העכו”ם 😢
It’s presumptuous to know the father’s religion, unless you have specific info not based on the fact that he’s Irish – there are Irish Jews – or that his name is Hand, which can be both non-Jewish and Jewish.
I cannot fathom the emotional rollercoaster that that poor family and all of these families are going thru. 💔
To Menachem, yes her mother, who was niftar a few years ago from an illness, was Jewish (Israeli).
Just realized I missed the video; and still believe he may be Jewish despite his talk, simply if he was raised in a Christian country and used to their way of talking. But admittedly odd expression for a Jew…
Why would that government have assumed someone who no body was found had been murdered?
Did the father change his mind and is now happier she’s alive rather than killed?
Mammele,
He is not Jewish. I read about him a few weeks ago. It’s irrelevant. His (ex) wife is Jewish and so is the girl.