Taken captive: Four members of Engel family, filmed on Facebook | The Times of Israel

Those we are missing Capture of father, mother and two daughters from Nir Oz documented by a smiling Hamas terrorist on a Facebook Story Four members of the Engel family, father Ronen, 54, mother Karina 51, daughter Mika 18 and daughter Yuval, 10, have been missing since 8 a.m. on the morning of October 7, when Hamas terrorists swarmed the kibbutz, killing, kidnapping and burning homes. The last messages from the family said that they were hiding in their sealed room, aware of what was taking place on the grounds of the kibbutz. Around midday, Ronen’s brother Dani was looking at his brother’s Facebook page, when he saw a new story posted, a video of a Hamas terrorist, smiling into the camera, saying something in Arabic. “I know my brother, if Ronen is a captive, he’ll find the strength to get through it,” said Dani Engel, describing his brother as “terribly optimistic.” The family’s phones were traced and located in Gaza and family members were told there were no signs of violence in the house, that it wasn’t burned and their dog was alive. Karina Engel, a recent cancer survivor, holds Argentine citizenship, and the family has been trying to
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