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    Israeli families devastated as loved ones are held hostage by Hamas



    Families across Israel are facing the worst possible anguish after loved ones were taken hostage by Hamas and dragged into Gaza. NBC News’ Richard Engel shares some of their stories as the war rages on.

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    AND IT’S JUST BEEN — IT’S HARD TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AT NIGHT. >> WE’VE LEARNED TONIGHT 100 OF THE DEAD WERE AT A SINGLE KIBBUTZ. AT THE SAME TIME A PARAMOUNT CONCERN IS THE FATE OF THOSE HOSTAGES CAPTURED AND TAKEN INTO GAZA BY

    HAMAS. RICHARD ENGEL HAS LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: FAMILIES ACROSS ISRAEL TONIGHT ARE FACING THE WORST POSSIBLE ANGUISH. WITH LOVED ONES HELD HOSTAGE BY HAMAS AND DRAGGED INTO GAZA. AMONG THE MISSING IS ROMI GONEN, A 23-YEAR-OLD WAITRESS WHO ENJOYS TRAVEL. THIS WAS HER LAST

    BIRTHDAY, BEFORE ROMI WENT TO THAT DOOMED MUSIC FESTIVAL. >> ROMI WAS GOING TO A PARTY. >> Reporter: HER MOTHER, MEIRAV, FIRST HEARD FROM ROMI BY PHONE AS ROCKETS STARTED FALLING ON SATURDAY. WHICH WAS NOT THAT UNUSUAL FOR ISRAEL. >> SHE’S CALLING ME,

    MOMMY, WHAT SHOULD I DO? TELL ME WHAT TO DO. NO WORRIES, THE BOMBING WILL STOP IN A MINUTE. JUST BE RELAXED, GO TO YOUR CAR. >> Reporter: BUT THIS ATTACK KEPT GOING. >> SHE WAS TERRIFIED. SHE WAS SAYING, MOMMY, WE ARE TRYING TO GET

    OUT OF HERE BUT I’M BLEEDING. WE’RE SHOT. EVERYBODY HERE WAS SHOT. AND SHE SAID, “MOMMY, I’M AFRAID I WILL DIE.” AND I SAID “NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DIE.” >> Reporter: THEN SHE HEARD VOICES IN ARABIC. >> AND THEN I HEARD

    SHOOTING ALL AROUND, VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR, AND STARTED HEARING VOICES IN ARABIC TALKING TO EACH OTHER, SHOUTING AT EACH OTHER. AND I WAS SO AFRAID. I WAS SO AFRAID. >> Reporter: AFTER THAT THE PHONE WENT DEAD. THE FAMILY LATER TRACKED IT TO INSIDE GAZA.

    EARLIER TODAY WE DROVE TO THE TOWN OF SDEROT, NEAR GAZA, CLOSE TO WHERE THE MUSIC FESTIVAL WAS HELD. MAJOR DORON SPILMAN, AN ISRAELI MILITARY SPOKESMAN, DESCRIBED THE HAMAS KILLING SPREE HERE. >> START SHOOTING ALL THESE VEHICLES. PEOPLE STANDING AT THE BUS STOP. EVERY SINGLE THING YOU

    SEE. CARNAGE EVERYWHERE. DEAD BODIES. >> Reporter: THEN CAME A BARRAGE OF ROCKETS FROM GAZA. >> QUITE CLOSE. GET IN. EVERYBODY IN? >> THIS IS WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST. THIS IS LIKE A SHOOTER SITUATION IN THE U.S. IMAGINE A THOUSAND SHOOTER SITUATIONS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY. >> DO YOU THINK WE’RE

    CLEAR? >> WE ARE. >> Reporter: AS WE LEFT FOR ANOTHER PART OF SDEROT, ISRAELI TROOPS SEEMED TENSE. [ VOICE ON LOUDSPEAKER ] IT TURNED OUT WITH GOOD REASON. [ EXPLOSIONS ] >> STAY DOWN! STAY DOWN! [ EXPLOSIONS ] >> SO THESE SEEM TO BE

    MORTARS AND THEY ARE COMING IN VERY CLOSE. >> Reporter: NO ONE ON OUR TEAM WAS INJURED. TONIGHT MEIRAV AND HER FAMILY ARE TRYING TO HOLD THEMSELVES TOGETHER. BUT AS THEY LOOKED AT PHOTOS OF ROMI AND REMINISCED HER SISTER DARIA WAS OVERWHELMED. WHEN YOU HEAR THE

    SOUND OF PURE GRIEF, IT NEVER LEAVES YOU. IT’S RAW AND PRIMAL. TONIGHT, IT’S ALL OVER ISRAEL. >> RICHARD, WITH ME HERE. WE’RE GLAD YOU AND THE TEAM ARE OKAY. BUT THIS COULD GO ON FOR A LONG WHILE. >> IT COULD. AND REALLY WE DON’T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE

    THIS IS GOING. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE JUST IN THE EARLY PHASES OF THIS. BUT WHAT ISRAEL HAS SET AS ITS GOAL IS REGIME CHANGE IN GAZA. IT WANTS TO GET RID OF HAMAS. HAMAS HAS DUG IN. GAZA IS FORTIFIED. AND THERE ARE ALL THESE HOSTAGES.

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    4. @investing4everyonevideos303 on

      Arafat died as multi billionaire.. what businesses did he own? What Factories? anyone? he made money on the war with israel. which means it was in his interests, to keep it going, those who over took after him are now also billionaires, including Hamas leaders. You think they want peace? Really? AM I WRONG?

    14. @nadiahgeuskens7964 on

      Who is this girl? Why hasnt her name come out like some of the other girls? I cant imagine what they had already put her through before shoving her in the jeep. why dont we know her name.

    23. @albertoestrada4320 on

      And all this is the result of having a useless corrupt American President
      His weakness is affecting the hole world! JUST BRING BACK PRESIDENT TRUMP with him in power nothing absolutely nothing like this would have happened!!!!!!!

    28. @Brmsg on

      This is very sad. I hope this will end all off them are suffering,ISREAL and,Palestine. They are both in danger . God will be with u all ❤

    30. @NN13K0 on

      STOP NEGOTIATING WITH TERRORISTS! Both Israel and our US government are hypocrites. I want the hostages freed just like everyone else… But you DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS! What's the point of having Special Forces? Of Seal teams? Of VERY highly trained hostage extraction units if you don't use them? Do your job and get the hostages out, as many as you can, by extraction.

      And sure, just as some have died already, more could/would die in this process. Even if it were me held hostage or a family member hostage, I wouldn't want our government catering to negotiations. By doing that, you are setting a precedence. You are further encouraging more terrorist organizations to take hostages as a way to get their demands met.

      Hate my view or love it, I really don't care, because I know there are a vast majority of people who feel the same way.

      I first stepped away from politics several years ago. Tired of hearing the left and the right go after each other and limit the things they could do – soo much more can be done if they weren't acting like children. I now believe in the NO PARTY system… No left, no right, no centers, no independents, no green party, no thing. I support a democracy, but things need to change. And because of all this and the negotiating with terrorist crap… I'm starting to lose faith in our country as a whole. I'm proud to be an American and have more freedoms than most any place on earth… But my love for this country (and many others I have actually spoken to) is fading.

      Keep negotiating with hostages and watch the undesired change that comes. The plebes are stronger than the leaders…

    37. @Bleyluige on

      10 000 + infants and chikdren has been killed by Israel' s genocide of Gaza with hundreds of them under the debris accirding to Euro- Med Human Rights Monitor. What about the stories of those 10 000 children? Don't they count,,?

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