The last thing his wife Doron said to Yoni Asher on the phone before the call was cut off was that the Hamas fighters had left their house in Kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border. Just before, she had described how Hamas entered the house, stole and destroyed, shouted and threatened. – Later I did not get in touch with any of them, says Asher to news. news meets him at home in Tel Aviv on Sunday, surrounded by close family. It is 30 hours since he last had contact with his family on Saturday, the day Hamas launched major attacks against Israel. Yoni Asher’s family was in Kibbutz Nir Oz near the border between Israel and Gaza. Saw the family being abducted on video Over the course of Saturday, Yoni was able to locate his wife’s mobile phone using her email account. Then he saw that the phone was inside Gaza. Eventually, this video also begins to circulate on social media: This video is supposed to show what is allegedly the family of Yoni Asher being taken hostage by Hamas. – There I recognized my wife, my two daughters and mother-in-law, with Hamas around them. Then I realized they were taken. Yoni says that it is his wife Doron who gets the blue and white shawl pulled down over her eyes. One can also see what is supposed to be one of his daughters, dressed in a pink dress. Their names are Aviv and Raz and they are two and four years old respectively. Yoni Asher has a wall full of pictures of her family. His wife, daughters and mother-in-law have now been abducted by Hamas. Photo: Åse Marit Befring / news Asher had initially settled down to the fact that Hamas had left the house, and that the family was safe. – Unfortunately, for some reason, they came back and took my young daughters. Conducted 35 interviews Yoni Asher has spent the last 24 hours contacting the authorities to try to get work started on locating and retrieving the family. He has also contacted local and international media to spread his story. – I think this is my 35th interview in the last 24 hours, says Asher. – They have been captured by terrorists for 30 hours. This is a nightmare. I don’t sleep. I don’t eat. I just think about what they are going through. Israel has responded to Hamas’ attacks by firing rockets at Gaza City. Entire blocks of flats have collapsed in the attacks. Photo: AP – I try to imagine the situation and where they are. How the night went with all the bombing. I think they are scared. It’s my girls, my family. My children. I want them back, they should be here with me. Not with Hamas. He asks Hamas to respect the civilians and their families. – Be proper men and let them go. Let them go now and negotiate later. Show that you have some respect left in you. Hoping for a solution Hamas has told news that one of the main goals of the attacks is to pressure Israel to release Palestinian prisoners they claim they have. Israel has now officially declared a state of war in the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that this is a war Hamas will lose. A man stands on top of a tank in an area in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon. Photo: AFP Asher hopes there is a diplomatic game going on behind the scenes, and that the authorities do more to deal with the situation than is visible to most people. – The indication I received yesterday is that no one can receive and process the information I gave them. Pictures, names, the location of the phone – I transferred everything to the police and authorities. I hope there are more meetings today, and that they can handle the information, says Asher. Missing persons wanted On Sunday, at least 600 were killed and 2,000 injured in Israel, according to Israeli media. Health authorities in Gaza say that 413 Palestinians have been killed and around 2,300 injured following Israeli airstrikes. Several are now calling for family members who are missing after Hamas attacked and moved into Israel. The clip shows 85-year-old Yaffa Adar being taken to Gaza by Hamas. A clip of 85-year-old Yaffa Adar being transported to Gaza by Hamas has been shared on social media. – I can’t imagine how scared she is. She is 85 years old, sick and does not have her medication. Without the medicine, she is in a lot of pain, says granddaughter Adva Adar to news.
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