The authorities in Israel believe Emily Hand may be being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
Irish authorities are making every effort possible to assist in securing the release of an Irish Israeli girl believed to have been abducted by Hamas, the country’s justice minister has said.However, it has now emerged that the eight-year-old’s family have been informed she may still be alive and being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.Ireland’s Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said the Hand family were going through an “absolutely unimaginable” experience.
“But this has been a hugely traumatic experience for her family. First, believing that she had passed away, and now potentially that not being the case. “Every effort, every single thing that can be done, will be done. We also know that there are many other Irish citizens on the ground in Gaza who are trying to leave and we obviously want them to be able to get out and to get home and to be safe.”
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