TEL AVIV, Israel – On October 7 of final yr, Hamas took dozens of hostages, together with Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs and overseas employees. Amongst them, members of a heroic household additionally suffered on that tragic day.
Bashir Alzayadni, a Bedouin Arab and regulation pupil, noticed the occasions of final fall flip his life the wrong way up.
“I’m the spokesperson for my household right here in Tel Aviv on the household headquarters, the Hostage household discussion board,” he defined. “On October 7, 4 members of my household had been kidnapped and in addition held hostage.
Bashir's uncle Yosef and three of his youngsters had been working in a dairy in Kibbutz Holit when Hamas attacked.
“They had been captured at half previous seven within the morning,” Bashir recalled. “We noticed pictures, movies of them being held by Hamas. Very harsh pictures, very harsh footage.”
After virtually two months, Hamas launched one son, Bilal, and a daughter, Aisha, as a result of they had been each below 18 years previous.
“They informed us they’d virtually no meals. They informed us they stayed deep within the tunnels. They informed us that though the Hamas guards spoke Arabic they usually converse Arabic, they by no means spoke a phrase to one another.” They by no means spoke to one another. All 4 stayed in the identical room. And their guardians gave 4 of them, one every, a ebook of the Koran, which is the Islamic holy ebook. It was very troublesome for them to stay in captivity. “When Joseph and his son Hamah stay in captivity,” Bashir stated CBN Information.
“The daddy, who’s 53 years previous and remains to be being held hostage in Gaza, has diabetes and we all know he isn’t taking his remedy. Hamzah Alzayadni is 22 years previous and remains to be being held captive by Hamas in Gaza. He has migraines and can be not taking his remedy.” Bashir said.
Sadly, the tragic affect doesn’t finish there.
“I’ve a cousin named Abed Al Rahman,” Bashir stated CBN Information. “ He was assassinated on October seventh by Hamas, he was assassinated alongside his spouse, who occurred to be Jewish. They believed in coexistence and will coexist. They only fell in love and received married. They had been simply having enjoyable at Zikim Seaside. They stayed there in a single day and we woke as much as very unhappy information from them.”
Bashir, who lived in Sderot close to the Gaza Strip, was not there that day.
“Fortunately I used to be going to my mom's the weekend it occurred. I used to be at Rahat 7.Thursday October I’m now in Tel Aviv as a result of I used to be evacuated from (the enclave of) Gaza to the middle of Israel,” he stated.
One other relative turned a hero.
stated Yosef Alzayadni CBN Information, I’m Arab, Bedouin. I’m proud to be Israeli. I personally saved 30 lives throughout Black Sabbath.”
Transportation on the Nova Music Pageant venue was supplied by bus driver Yosef. He informed us that he had dropped off passengers there earlier and deliberate to choose them up on the afternoon of October seventh.
“The cellphone rang round 6:00 a.m.,” he stated. “I noticed the identify Amit Adar on the cellphone, the man who ordered the transport. He stated, 'Yosef, save us!' I stated, “What’s it?” He stated: “There's a large number – alarms, rockets. There's terrorists.” I didn't suppose twice. I began the automobile and drove there.'
As he drove, Yosef knew one thing was improper.
“I’ve younger folks there (on the competition) and I would like to succeed in them. Both I die or I get there and save them,” he mirrored.
Regardless of rockets, gunfire and terrorists, he efficiently rescued 30 folks and packed them into his 14-seater bus.
All of the younger folks I introduced again got here again protected and sound, thank God. Nobody was murdered, nobody was kidnapped,” Yosef stated.
Later, Hamas discovered Yosef's cellphone quantity on Fb, then referred to as him and threatened him.
“To me, we’re all human beings,” he declared. “There are good folks and there are unhealthy folks. And I did it as an individual, a human being. Ultimately, we’re one folks and that is our nation. And we have now to reside collectively.”
Based on Bashir, “It's a miracle that he went in there and received out with none hurt.”
Bashir noticed the response of the Israelis after the assault and it actually shocked him.
“We noticed folks in Israel from all components of Israeli society coming collectively, standing collectively, preventing collectively and serving to one another. It didn't matter in the event that they had been Jewish, Arab, Christian, Druze, Muslim, liberal or orthodox.” Jews. You noticed how all of the Israelis got here collectively and acted like one huge firm that simply rose up,” he shared.
Bashir by no means thought of Hamas to be the consultant of Muslims or Palestinians. For him, it’s a radical terrorist group. This is without doubt one of the the reason why Bashir believes there may be nonetheless hope for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
“We must always discover widespread issues that we worth and we must always give attention to them and we must always discover a option to heal our wounds and in addition battle for a greater future for each of us, Israelis and Palestinians. What occurred on October 7 would ought to by no means occur once more. And what’s occurring now in Gaza ought to by no means occur once more both,” he claimed.
This Bedouin needs folks to hope for an finish to battle and violence and for world peace.
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