Israeli Mother on Hamas Terrorists Kidnaping Her Children: ‘It’s Against the Laws of War’

MITCHELL We now have ░░░░░░░░ the mother back on ░░░░░░░░ on with us We ░░░░░░░░ going to ask you ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ your boys You were ░░░░░░░░ to keep them calm ░░░░░░░░ us about that conversation ░░░░░░░░ MOTHER Yeah I was ░░░░░░░░ the phone with them ░░░░░░░░ trying to calm them ░░░░░░░░ saying you know the ░░░░░░░░ is going to get ░░░░░░░░ and safe and they ░░░░░░░░ in their home This ░░░░░░░░ what we always tell ░░░░░░░░ And then at approximately ░░░░░░░░ past 8 they started ░░░░░░░░ voices of the door ░░░░░░░░ They were with me ░░░░░░░░ the phone and I ░░░░░░░░ them to be quiet ░░░░░░░░ stay quiet They were ░░░░░░░░ a safe room which ░░░░░░░░ a bedroom of the ░░░░░░░░ who is 16 as ░░░░░░░░ said and about 10 ░░░░░░░░ later I could hear ░░░░░░░░ speaking in Arabic outside ░░░░░░░░ door when they broke ░░░░░░░░ and the last thing ░░░░░░░░ heard was the youngest ░░░░░░░░ is 12 saying I ░░░░░░░░ too young don t ░░░░░░░░ me And that was ░░░░░░░░ That was the last ░░░░░░░░ I heard from them ░░░░░░░░ I am so sorry ░░░░░░░░ re all thinking about ░░░░░░░░ Have you heard anything ░░░░░░░░ the government Israeli MOTHER ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately not yet Well ░░░░░░░░ army is now getting ░░░░░░░░ touch with families I ░░░░░░░░ and I m keeping ░░░░░░░░ hopes up that they ░░░░░░░░ alive and well I ░░░░░░░░ that their father and ░░░░░░░░ spouse were taken also ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen one ░░░░░░░░ the videos that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ on so we know ░░░░░░░░ they re alive and ░░░░░░░░ m hoping that they ░░░░░░░░ with them And as ░░░░░░░░ took hundreds of children ░░░░░░░░ women and elderly people ░░░░░░░░ of them from the ░░░░░░░░ I live in I ░░░░░░░░ hopeful that they re ░░░░░░░░ together and that they ░░░░░░░░ other people that they ░░░░░░░░ around them to keep ░░░░░░░░ safe and to give ░░░░░░░░ a hug and just ░░░░░░░░ back home MITCHELL You ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ them to be with ░░░░░░░░ they know so they ░░░░░░░░ not alone there But ░░░░░░░░ are your feelings about ░░░░░░░░ attacks against Gaza right ░░░░░░░░ How can the government ░░░░░░░░ MOTHER You re looking ░░░░░░░░ a symmetrical situation and ░░░░░░░░ must say it isn ░░░░░░░░ If you were dealing ░░░░░░░░ of a war who ░░░░░░░░ between two countries countries ░░░░░░░░ t take children hostages ░░░░░░░░ m sorry It s ░░░░░░░░ the laws of war ░░░░░░░░ s against humanity It ░░░░░░░░ against anything that we ░░░░░░░░ believe in Every time ░░░░░░░░ had missiles shot at ░░░░░░░░ I used to say ░░░░░░░░ my children that they ░░░░░░░░ be sympathetic towards the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza because they ░░░░░░░░ a lot more than ░░░░░░░░ do I m not ░░░░░░░░ I still believe in ░░░░░░░░ now And I must ░░░░░░░░ the only worry I ░░░░░░░░ now from the bombings ░░░░░░░░ Gaza is the fact ░░░░░░░░ my children are there ░░░░░░░░ I can t be ░░░░░░░░ anymore I can t ░░░░░░░░ sympathetic to animal human ░░░░░░░░ well they re not ░░░░░░░░ human beings who came ░░░░░░░░ my house broke everything ░░░░░░░░ everything took my children ░░░░░░░░ their patrons and took ░░░░░░░░ to the Gaza Strip ░░░░░░░░ never done that and ░░░░░░░░ will never do So ░░░░░░░░ is no symmetry I ░░░░░░░░ sorry I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ being so emotional MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ you want the government ░░░░░░░░ put the the top ░░░░░░░░ on getting the hostages ░░░░░░░░ before they retaliate Israeli ░░░░░░░░ I want my government ░░░░░░░░ put it on the ░░░░░░░░ priority and I want ░░░░░░░░ world to put it ░░░░░░░░ the first priority I ░░░░░░░░ any mother in the ░░░░░░░░ should try and imagine ░░░░░░░░ children in that situation ░░░░░░░░ then think again That ░░░░░░░░ all I want I ░░░░░░░░ the world to ask ░░░░░░░░ to release children to ░░░░░░░░ elderlies to release the ░░░░░░░░ they took There is ░░░░░░░░ reason to hold them ░░░░░░░░ They are not soldiers ░░░░░░░░ are not part of ░░░░░░░░ war and they have ░░░░░░░░ to do with it ░░░░░░░░ gave them work permits ░░░░░░░░ really believed that this ░░░░░░░░ the way to move ░░░░░░░░ economy to reconnect these ░░░░░░░░ so called countries This ░░░░░░░░ not the way a ░░░░░░░░ behaves This is a ░░░░░░░░ that a terror organization ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry So ░░░░░░░░ there s no symmetry ░░░░░░░░ And again you have ░░░░░░░░ heard from the government ░░░░░░░░ Saturday when this horrific ░░░░░░░░ happened Israeli MOTHER As ░░░░░░░░ said I have been ░░░░░░░░ but they haven t ░░░░░░░░ any news for me ░░░░░░░░ just wanted to know ░░░░░░░░ I know and to ░░░░░░░░ my information As far ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned there ░░░░░░░░ no news They have ░░░░░░░░ contacted but there s ░░░░░░░░ news Obviously there s ░░░░░░░░ for the government in ░░░░░░░░ to to learn from ░░░░░░░░ situation but I m ░░░░░░░░ focused on that I ░░░░░░░░ focused on the world ░░░░░░░░ to release my children ░░░░░░░░ the other hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ held hostage in the ░░░░░░░░ Strip That s all ░░░░░░░░ m focused on There ░░░░░░░░ be time to rethink ░░░░░░░░ will be time to ░░░░░░░░ There will be time ░░░░░░░░ make conclusions It s ░░░░░░░░ now MITCHELL That is ░░░░░░░░ understandable We can t ░░░░░░░░ t even imagine your ░░░░░░░░ At least you know ░░░░░░░░ are getting your message ░░░░░░░░ and I know that ░░░░░░░░ why you re doing ░░░░░░░░ You want the world ░░░░░░░░ know what is happening ░░░░░░░░ your beloved children Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Yes thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for giving me the ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Thank you And ░░░░░░░░ you our prayers and ░░░░░░░░ hearts are with you ░░░░░░░░ MOTHER Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ your grief with us ░░░░░░░░ agony And we ll ░░░░░░░░ more We ll be ░░░░░░░░ back.”