The innocent young hostages at the mercy of heartless killers: these babies, toddlers and teenagers are among more than 150 Israelis taken hostage by Hamas
- The babies, toddlers and teenagers are among 150 Israelis taken hostage by Hamas
It is a gallery of unspeakable heartbreak – the child prisoners of Hamas terrorists photographed in happier times before horror struck their families.
These babies, toddlers and teenagers are among more than 150 Israelis taken hostage after Hamas launched its murderous attack last weekend.
Human rights groups are busy tracking the kidnappings as evidence of war crimes, but for their distraught families it is only a harrowing wait for news.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas was responsible for their care and well-being, and that Israel would “sett the score with anyone who would harm them.”
Meanwhile, Hamas has claimed it has hidden the hostages in Gaza but has threatened to kill them if civilian homes are bombed by the Israelis.
Eitan Yerushalm, 15 years old
Twin sisters Emma and Yuli Aloni, 3 years old
Dafna Elyakim (right) and her sister Ella are among the children held captive
Brother and sister Erez and Sahar Calderon (photo) were captured in Nir Oz, a kibbutz next to Gaza where they lived
Behind every image in the gallery are stories of shocking atrocities
These babies, toddlers and teenagers are among more than 150 Israelis taken hostage after Hamas launched its murderous attack last weekend.
Amelia Aloni, five years old
Ariel (left) and Kfir Bib (right) are believed to have been kidnapped from the kibbutz in southern Israel where they lived and where their mother Shiri was a kindergarten teacher
Hamas has claimed it has hidden the hostages in Gaza but has threatened to kill them if civilian homes are bombed by the Israelis.
Sisters Raz and Aviv Asher (Aviv in photo) were captured along with their mother Doron while staying with relatives near the Gaza border
Noam Aviddori, 12 years old, is among many believed to have been abducted
Behind every image in the gallery are stories of shocking atrocities. Sisters Raz and Aviv Asher were captured along with their mother Doron while staying with relatives near the Gaza border. Husband Yoni saw a video of his family being loaded into a truck with other hostages.
Ariel and Kfir Bib are believed to be kidnapped from the kibbutz in southern Israel, where they lived and where their mother Shiri was a kindergarten teacher.
A photo of Shiri holding four- and six-month-old Kfir’s Ariel surrounded by Hamas terrorists was widely shared on social media.
Brother and sister Erez and Sahar Calderon were captured in Nir Oz, a kibbutz next to Gaza where they lived. A video on social media appeared to show 12-year-old Erez being taken into Gaza by armed men, and the family also feared for the children’s 80-year-old relative, Carmella, who was taken without her medication.
Yali and Neve Shoham, along with their parents Tal and Adi, were kidnapped from the Bari kibbutz after it was attacked by Hamas gunmen, and a phone used by the family was traced to Gaza. The child prisoners also include Dafna Elyakim and her sister Ella.
The kidnapping of their family was streamed live by Hamas attackers, who broke into their home and shot their father Noam in the leg. He was later seen limping as he was marched across the border into Gaza.
