Argentine Woman Told Hamas She Is From Where Messi Is. They Let Her Go
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The woman didn't only survive the attack but a Hamas gunman posed with her in a short clip as she held his assault rifle.
On October 7 last year, when Hamas gunmen broke into her house in Israel's Kibbutz Nir Oz, Esther Cunio, 90, did the unimaginable. She talked about her Argentine roots and that she came from the country of footballer Lionel Messi.
"Messi" did the magic. She didn't only survive the attack but a Hamas gunman posed with her in a short clip as she held his assault rifle.
Eight members of her extended family were taken hostage during the attack, according to The Times of Israel. Her two grandchildren and one of their girlfriends are still being held in Gaza, while the rest of her family members were released as part of the truce deal.
