{"id":119942,"date":"2023-10-08T20:20:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T20:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=119942"},"modified":"2023-10-08T20:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T20:20:52","slug":"israeli-great-grandma-84-taken-hostage-by-hamas-in-golf-cart-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/israeli-great-grandma-84-taken-hostage-by-hamas-in-golf-cart-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli great grandma, 84, taken hostage by Hamas in golf cart identified"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    The Israeli grandma who was captured by Hamas terrorists and paraded on a golf cart has been identified as 84-year-old Ditza Heiman.<\/p>\n

    The world was shocked when images of members of the terror group openly took elderly residents in Israel hostage hours after their surprise attack on the Jewish nation yesterday (Saturday, October 7). One of those taken was an elderly woman snapped on a golf cart surrounded by three Hamas terrorists on the cart, with two more alongside.<\/p>\n

    It is not clear where they were going or what happened to the woman \u2013 who looked distressed \u2013 but her family have now spoken out in the hope of finding her and shed some light on the horrific moment the elderly woman was captured. They also shared a new image of her holding one of her young great grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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    Speaking via Israeli journalist Aviva Klompas, they said: \u201cOur beloved mom, Ditza Heiman, 84 years old, is missing. Terrorists kidnapped her to Gaza from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHer neighbour heard her calling for help, went out, but understood he couldn\u2019t help her since there were many terrorists outside. We haven\u2019t heard from her since yesterday (Saturday) around 10 am, and when we tried to call her, someone from the Hamas answered in Arabic.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe are helpless and torn from worry, and no one has contacted us yet to provide information. Please spread this photo, holding one of her great grandchildren \u2013 she loves babies so much \u2013 for the whole world to see, and maybe someone will be able to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The escalation in Israel was sparked by Hamas launching more than 5,000 rockets into Israel in a surprise assault yesterday (Saturday, October 7).<\/p>\n

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