Last Updated: October 08, 2023, 19:53 IST
Don’t kill me….no, the woman in the video, identified as Noa Argamani was heard saying. (Image/X)
Israel-Palestine Conflict: A video of an Israeli student, who was supposedly partying peacefully in Israel, being taken hostage by Hamas militants has surfaced on the internet
Disturbing visuals have emerged from Israel as the country grapples with a war-like situation following an unprecedented, multi-fronted, massive attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas. A video of an Israeli student, who was supposedly partying at a music festival in Israel, being taken hostage by Hamas militants has surfaced on the internet.
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The heart-wrenching visuals showed the girl pleading for her life, urging the kidnappers not to kill her.
“Don’t kill me….no,” the woman in the video, identified as Noa Argamani was heard saying. Noa was attending a music festival taking place near the Gaza border in Israel when the attack happened.
According to reports, Noa is currently being held hostage in Gaza.
Noa was partying in the south of Israel in a peace music festival when Hams terrorists kidnapped her and dragged her from Israel into Gaza.Noa is held hostage by Hamas.
She could be your daughter, sister, friend.#BringBackOurFamily pic.twitter.com/gi2AStVdTQ
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) October 7, 2023
Another video of a man, woman and two children purportedly held hostage by Hamas militants went viral on social media. The two children were seen sobbing for “their sister”, who cannot be seen in the video. A person, who appeared to be their captor, shouted, “Relax, relax, she went to heaven.”
Israel-based journalist Hananya Naftali shared the video on X (formerly Twitter), saying Hamas militants have taken control of this Israeli family’s house. “Israeli family is held hostage by Hamas terrorists who took control of their house inside Israel. Just look at their faces. This is a crime against humanity. I demand world leaders to take action,” the journalist wrote in his post.
Hamas launched a multi-fronted attack on Israel via land, sea and air routes. Israeli forces fought hundreds of Hamas terrorists through the night at over 20 Israel locations, including two where hostages were being held by the gunmen, the army said.
Over 600 Israelis and 300 Gazans have been reported dead so far.
Meanwhile, Israel’s security cabinet voted to invoke Article 40 Aleph, an official declaration of war.
“Last night, the Security Cabinet approved the war situation and, to this end, the taking of significant military steps, as per Article 40 of Basic Law,” an official statement said.