WashPost:
Hamas took at least 64 captives into the Gaza Strip during fighting that began Saturday, at least 49 of whom appeared to be civilians, nine of them children, according to a review of visual evidence by The Post. Our latest investigation here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/10/12/israel-hostage-count-videos/
WashPost:
Erez was hiding in his family’s safe room along with his father, sister, cousin and grandmother during the attack, his sister said. They are all missing.
Another widely circulated video showed an elderly woman being driven by armed fighters through Gaza in a golf cart.
WashPost:
Adva Adar, who lives in Israel, told The Post that the woman was her 85-year-old grandmother, Yafa, who is ill and takes medicine, including for pain management.
“We don’t know how long she can stay without her medicine,” Adar said. [end of thread]