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Israel-Hamas war: Families of Israeli hostages share their loved ones' lives

| TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Oct 19, 2023, 15:53 IST

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Israel-Hamas war: Families of Israeli hostages share their loved ones' lives

On October 7, Hamas attacked Israelis and killed over 1,400 people in Israel, most of them civilians. Around 199 people have been abducted by Hamas militants. (Photo Credit - Reuters)

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Families received frantic phone calls or texts

Some families have received frantic phone calls or texts during the unprecedented attack by Hamas and others heard nothing and later saw video evidence of their loved ones being taken away by the militants. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Israel families sharing stories of their loved ones

Presently, they are desperate to find out whether the hostages are even alive and share their loved one’s stories. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Sagui Dekel-Chen

Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 35-year-old man was abducted by Hamas militants. “He's as gifted with his hands as he is at managing community development projects,” says his father. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai

Judih Weinstein and her husband, Gad Haggai, were on their morning walk when missiles streaked across the sky. Haggai is a retired chef and jazz musician and Weinstein is a retired teacher. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Judith Raanan and Natalie Raanan

Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raanan, were excited to travel to Israel to celebrate a relative’s 85th birthday when Hamas launched the unprecedented surprise attack. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Yaffa Adar

Yaffa Adar, an 85-year-old woman missing since October 7 massacre at Nir OZ ended. Her granddaughter, Adva Adar recalled, “She was really the glue of our family. She loved her life.” (Photo Credit - AP)

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Roni Eshel

Roni Eshel, a 19-year-old Israel Defense Forces soldier, was stationed at a military base near the Gaza border when Hamas attacked. “She was very happy to serve the country,” her father said. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Maya Regev and Itay Regev

21-year-old Maya Regev and her 18-year-old brother Itay, were on their way to the Tribe of Nova music festival when Hamas militants attacked. “I want to know that my kids are alive,” said Ilan Regev, her father. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old boy was last seen on October 7, when Hamas militants loaded him into the back of a pickup with other hostages from the music festival. His mother, Rachel Goldberg, holds out hope she will see him again. (Photo Credit - AP)

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Israel-Hamas war: Families of Israeli hostages share their loved ones' lives