Noa Argamani and her boyfriend Avinatan Or were at an electronic music festival on Saturday (October 7) that was attacked by extremists.
In a video circulating on social media, an Israeli couple is seen being kidnapped by members of the radical group Hamas. The two were at the Universo Paralello electronic music festival near the Gaza Strip, which was attacked by the extremist group on Saturday (October 7, 2023).
In the video, the woman identified as Noa Argamani, 25, appears and asks members of the radical Palestinian group Hamas not to kill her. Her friend Avinatan Or, who can be seen in the footage, was also kidnapped by the extremists.
View (30s):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eFMVGynv8
Argamani’s family confirmed to the New York Times that she was kidnapped by the group.
WhatsApp messages posted by Or’s family on Facebook show that the man had communicated his location to a friend and asked the Israeli army to come to his rescue.
Also speaking to the NYT, Ravid Ohad, Argamani’s cousin, said that he was able to use the Find My iPhone app to track down the woman’s whereabouts in Gaza, but they were unable to get any further information about where she is.
On Sunday (October 8), Hamas released a video showing Argamani drinking water on a sofa and wearing the same clothes as when she was abducted.
Hamas terrorists release a video of Noa Argamani, one of the young women kidnapped and taken to Gaza yesterday.
May she return home safely. pic.twitter.com/opCyaFI53H
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 8, 2023
Learn more about the war in Israel:
- the extremist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7;
- around 2,000 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip; Extremists have also entered Israeli cities there are reports of kidnappings of soldiers and civilians;
- Hamas claimed responsibility for the attacks in an official statement posted on its website on October 8.
- Israel responded by bombing targets in the Gaza Strip;
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Hamas (Oct. 8) and spoke of the group’s destruction;
- World leaders like Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron condemned the attacks Jewish organizations did the same;
- Iran and Hezbollah celebrated Hamas’ action;
- Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip on Monday (October 9);
- Lula called the Hamas attacks “terrorism”;
- 1 Brazilian injured and 2 missing in Israel, says Itamaraty;
- There will be an operation by the Lula government to repatriate Brazilians to areas affected by the attacks.
- The Israeli embassy in Brazil described Hamas as an “offshoot” of the Iranian regime;
- Arthur Lira (PPAL), President of the Chamber, and Rodrigo Pacheco (PSDMG), President of the Senate, also spoke and called for peace;
- Bolsonaro (PL) rejected the attacks and linked Hamas to Lula;
- UNDERSTAND Find out what Hamas is and the history of the conflict with Israel;
- ANALYSIS The conflict is between Iran and Israel and the possibility of escalation is uncertain.
- OPINION The relationship between Hamas and Iran is an obstacle to peace, writes Claudio Lottenberg;
- PHOTOS AND VIDEOS see images of war.
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