{"id":2093799,"date":"2023-11-08T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-can-feel-their-hearts-beating-israeli-families-plead-for-hostages\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:46:27","slug":"i-can-feel-their-hearts-beating-israeli-families-plead-for-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-can-feel-their-hearts-beating-israeli-families-plead-for-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli families beg for the release of hostages, sensing their pounding hearts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-can-feel-their-hearts-beating-israeli-families-plead-for-hostages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2093799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Families \u200bof \u2062Israeli Hostages Plead for Help<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bereaved families and families of hostages demonstrate \u2062against Prime Minister\u2064 Benjamin \u2064Netanyahu during a rally and memorial \u2064on \u2062the one month anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel (Alexi\u2062 J. Rosenfeld\/Getty \u200dImages)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Desperate \u200cPlea for Assistance<\/h3>\n<p>Families of Israeli hostages\u200b met with U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to \u200bplead for\u200d help for the over\u200b 240 victims held in Hamas captivity for over a month.<\/p>\n<p>Rita\u2064 Lifshitz, who lived on a\u2062 kibbutz where over 70 members were kidnapped, described the horrifying ordeal of her stepfather\u2063 being shot \u200band \u200closing\u200c consciousness before being dragged to Gaza by terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are scared. I can \u200bfeel \u200dtheir \u2063hearts beating all the time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We need to \u200cbring them back\u200c home \u2064now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The meetings come as\u2063 some \u200bfar-left \u2064lawmakers have demanded\u2063 a ceasefire from Israel and\u2062 as pro-Palestinian groups have ramped up anti-Israel \u200bdemonstrations in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200dfact that there are people advocating for a \u2062ceasefire,\u200d without discussing that \u2063the hostages must be \u200breturned, makes no sense and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rise-of-wokeness-in-the-u-s-military\/\" title=\"The Rise of Wokeness in the U.S. Military\">runs completely counter<\/a> to\u200d our \u200dAmerican values,&#8221; Rep. \u2062Dan Goldman (D., N.Y.) said.<\/p>\n<p>Families displayed photos\u2064 of their kidnapped\u200b loved ones and \u200bdescribed their constant fear and anxiety waiting\u2063 for updates.\u2063 Rep. Brad \u2063Sherman (D., Calif.), who held \u2062a\u200c press\u2064 conference \u200dfor the families, said Hamas has blocked the International\u2062 Red Cross from accessing the hostages, despite injuries and other\u200d urgent \u200dmedical needs.<\/p>\n<p>Itay \u200cRaviv expressed concern about\u2064 the \u2062health of his kidnapped uncle, Alon, who relies on a cane \u2064to walk and requires daily medication. Raviv&#8217;s cousin, Ohed, who \u200cwas also captured, recently celebrated\u200c his \u200dninth birthday \u200cwhile in captivity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s a smart, sweet boy who plays soccer \u200cand tennis. \u200bHe\u2019s very lovable,&#8221; said Raviv. &#8220;Releasing them should\u2062 be the \u2064top priority of the entire\u200c world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boaz Atzali,\u2063 an American citizen residing in Maryland, shared the heartbreaking story of his\u200b cousin Aviv and his \u200cwife being\u200b taken hostage. Atzali described them as a &#8220;lovely couple&#8221;\u2063 who had recently adopted \u2063a three-legged special needs \u2063dog. Tragically,\u2063 Hamas killed the\u2064 dog during the raid on their home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really \u200cask [for] anything that could\u200b be done to bring \u200bthem back home, safe and as\u200c soon as possible\u2014any price for \u2062me, it&#8217;s \u200bworth it,&#8221; \u2062Atzali \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p>Yael Nidam recounted the story \u200bof her brother and kidnapped sister-in-law, Rimon Kirsht, who moved \u2063to a kibbutz because they loved bringing\u200d &#8220;food and\u200b flowers into the world.&#8221; Nidam \u200crevealed that \u2064the kibbutz had a warehouse to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-can-feel-their-hearts-beating-israeli-families-plead-for-hostages\/\" title=\"Israeli families beg for the release of hostages, sensing their pounding hearts.\">store crops grown\u2062 specifically<\/a> for Palestinians, but Hamas destroyed it during \u200bthe attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the \u200cterrorists came in on \u200cOctober 7,\u200c they \u200cburned our houses, they burned our people, and \u2062they burned the food \u2062for \u200btheir own people,&#8221; said Nidam.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 families also expressed their anguish at witnessing \u200bposters of their kidnapped \u200brelatives being \u200btorn \u2064off buildings and telephone \u200bpoles by \u2062anti-Israel \u2062activists across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These \u2062are people, civilians. Nine-year-old kids,&#8221; Atzali said. &#8220;They are not enemies of anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c Why are\u200b the families arguing that their loved ones should not be considered &#8220;prisoners of war&#8221; and instead seen as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nadales-i-used-to-be-antifa\/\" title=\"Nadales: I Used To Be Antifa\">innocent victims<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mplicated emotional and mental\u200c state. Many of\u200c the hostages have been subjected to physical and psychological torture, \u200dleaving \u200bthem traumatized and in desperate\u200b need of rescue.<\/p>\n<p>The families are urging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">international community<\/a>, especially the United States, to intervene and pressure Hamas to\u2062 release the\u200d hostages. They argue that these \u200cinnocent civilians have become pawns in a political \u200bgame and \u2062their lives cannot be sacrificed for\u2062 political gain.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza\u2062 Strip, has repeatedly refused to release the hostages, claiming that they are &#8220;prisoners of war.&#8221; However,\u200b the families argue that their loved ones were \u2063not involved in any military \u200daction and are nothing \u200dbut innocent victims.<\/p>\n<p>The plight \u200dof these Israeli hostages has\u2064 been largely\u200d overshadowed by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. While the international community focuses on brokering a ceasefire, the families\u200d feel \u2064abandoned\u200b and forgotten. They believe that the release of the hostages should\u200c be a top \u200dpriority and \u200cthat their pain and suffering should not be \u2062ignored.<\/p>\n<p>During the meetings with U.S. lawmakers, \u2064the families emphasized the urgency of the\u200d situation and the dire need for immediate action. They \u2063shared heart-wrenching stories \u2062of their loved ones, hoping to evoke sympathy and compassion\u200d from\u200c those in\u2062 positions of power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot sit idly by while our\u2063 family members \u200dare suffering. We need the help of \u200bthe international community to bring them back to \u2064safety,&#8221; said \u2062Yael Cohen, whose husband \u200cwas kidnapped during\u2063 a visit to the\u200d Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The families\u200b are also appealing \u2062to the American public to stand with them in their fight for\u2062 justice and \u2063freedom. They are organizing rallies and demonstrations, raising awareness about\u200d the plight of the hostages and demanding action from \u200dtheir government.<\/p>\n<p>As the families \u200ccontinue\u2063 to fight for\u2062 the \u200crelease of their loved ones, they remain hopeful that their\u2062 pleas will not fall on deaf ears. They are counting on the compassion and humanity of the international community to \u2064intervene\u200b and help bring an end to their suffering.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2062 desperate plea \u2062for assistance, the\u2063 families are\u200d not only advocating for the release \u200dof the\u2064 Israeli hostages but also for the principles of justice, compassion,\u200d and human rights. They \u200dare a reminder that in times of conflict, it\u200c is the innocent\u200d civilians \u200cwho pay the\u2064 highest price and that their lives and well-being should never be compromised for political \u200dgains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bereaved families and families of hostages demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally and memorial on the one month anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel (Alexi J. 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