This Israeli Saw His Kidnapped Brother In Hamas Propaganda Videos — But Still Holds Out Hope

“In all those hours, we were just walking like zombies — helpless, and the worst scenarios running through my head. Really, it was awful.”

Ilay David, 26, reflected on the first moments he and his family suspected that Hamas had kidnapped his younger brother, Evyatar, 22. Hamas terrorists captured him as he tried to flee the Nova music festival in Re’im, Israel, on Oct. 7. Evyatar took his mother’s car and drove to the festival with four of his friends late that Friday night, right after the holiday dinner.

Ilay now knows, with the rest of the world, that his brother was one of the many victims of a surprise attack on Israeli citizens in southern Israel. The assault took more than 1,400 lives on

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