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Mother of Mia Shem, the young woman kidnapped in Gaza and filmed by Hamas: “My daughter is a lioness”

“My daughter is a lioness”, said this Tuesday Keren Sherf Shem, mother of the young French-Israeli Mia Shem kidnapped during the attack by the Islamic organization Hamas to Israel on October 7th and that yesterday she was the first of more than 200 hostages held in Link what appeared in a video released by the militiain which she asked to be released as soon as possible.

“She looks terrified and in a lot of pain.”. “I see that she is saying what she was told to say, and I see that she is stable and that she needs medical care,” said the mother, commenting on the video in which the young woman is seen lying down, while a health professional bandages her arm, right, obviously injured.

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“Until yesterday I didn’t know if she was alive or dead. I ask the world to bring my baby back to me. “He just went to a party,” he said. Keren Shem referring to his daughter, aged 21, resident of Shoham, in the center of Israeland that Saturday He was at an electronic music party in the south of the countrywhich was attended by thousands of young people and who were surprised by the Hamas incursion.

Hundreds of people were massacred with gunfire or hand grenades in the early hours of the morning, while others were taken to Gaza as hostages.

Asked why her daughter was captured alive among so many dead, the mother speculated that perhaps she was one of the first to be detained, as at 7:17 am (4:17 GMT) He had sent a message informing his family that they were being shot and asking for help.

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“I knew my daughter would be alive, because she is a fighter, a warrior, she is a true lioness, “He’s been through a lot in his life,” his mother described. “I knew she would fight, that she wouldn’t give up and she is certainly giving encouragement to the other kidnapped people, she likes to make others happy, she has a big heart and is like a mother to her younger sister, who is ten years”, he commented. Keren Shen.

He recalled that the first moment he saw the video released by HamaLast night he began to scream with joy when he saw that his daughter was alive, and the next moment He panicked when he realized the circumstances he found himself in.: “It’s like a roller coaster.”

“This is a crime against humanity.” and all together we must end this terror and bring everyone back safely,” the mother added during a press conference in Tel Aviv.

“I love her so much, I miss her, and thinking every day that I’m hugging her is what keeps me strong and centered.”concluded.



Source: Elcomercio

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