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Mlmd posted her delight at the news, notIrish-Israeli girl Emily Hand freed by Hamas after 50 days of captivity in Gaza
Nine-year-old daughter of Dublin-born Thomas Hand among 240 people taken hostage by Palestinian militants in Israel on October 7th
After 50 days in Hamas captivity, nine-year-old, Israeli-Irish national Emily Hand is on her way home to Israel.
Emily, who was seized from her home in kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th by Palestinian gunmen, was included in the second batch of Israelis to be released as part of a deal under which 50 Israeli children, mothers and elderly women are being released in four installments over a four-day period, during which a ceasefire is being observed in Gaza by both sides.
Emily, along with eight other Israeli children and five women, was handed over to Red Cross representatives in Khan Yunis and driven to the Rafah crossing. After crossing the border to Egypt the hostages will be positively identified by Israeli security officials and flown by helicopter to a hospital in Israel.
At the hospital, Emily will be reunited with her Irish father, Thomas Hand, and her two half siblings.
@Irish Times
Mary Lou, Sinn Fein and people Before Profit can protest all they want but the Irish Government used diplomacy and long established lines of communication.Mlmd posted her delight at the news, not
one word of praise for the efforts of the irish govt, she mentioned mediators and qatar, would it have hurt her to give some bit of praise to irish efforts?
This is a huge credibility and failed policy hammer blow for Mary-Lou McDonalds and Sinn Fein.Mlmd posted her delight at the news, not
one word of praise for the efforts of the irish govt, she mentioned mediators and qatar, would it have hurt her to give some bit of praise to irish efforts?
majority of people can see this,This is a huge credibility and failed policy hammer blow for Mary-Lou McDonalds and Sinn Fein.
Hate to play politics with this with that poor family and innocent little girl but Sinn Fein and People Before Profit have just disgraced themselves these past few weeks.
You would hope so as the days of portest for the sake of it to achieve social media "likes" and a Palestinian flag in your bio achieve nothing in reality.majority of people can see this,
Grown up politics,You would hope so as the days of portest for the sake of it to achieve social media "likes" and a Palestinian flag in your bio achieve nothing in reality.
Working the contacts, phones, visiting Israel and Palestine, talking to Qatar, U.S.A. and Saudi Arabia and Egypt achieved this.
Jimmy, you mean educated and intelligent people can.majority of people can see this,
I packed up Twitter 12 months ago and she has the Palestinian flag as her profile picture so just to be clear she didn’t change it since 07-10.You would hope so as the days of portest for the sake of it to achieve social media "likes" and a Palestinian flag in your bio achieve nothing in reality.
Working the contacts, phones, visiting Israel and Palestine, talking to Qatar, U.S.A. and Saudi Arabia and Egypt achieved this.
I thought that child was dead? I remember seeing a heartbreaking interview with the dad confirming it. Was he given wrong information? Jesus the ups and downs this guy has gone through then in the last few weeks i cant even comprehend. I think that poor child needs a lot of therapy now though. Shes got that thousand yard stare going on in that pic. Poor girl.Aviva Klompas
@AvivaKlompas
The photo we have all waited for. Thomas Hand has been reunited with his daughter, Emily.
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