Canadian woman says her parents are among Hamas hostages, urges government to help
CTV
A Canadian family is asking the federal government to apply more pressure on Hamas to release people, saying they have been told their loved ones are among the hostages.
A Canadian family is asking the federal government to help their loved ones allegedly being held hostage by Hamas.
According to Iris Haggai Liniado, Judih Weinstein Haggai, a retired Toronto teacher, and her husband Gad were taken by Hamas during the surprise attack on Israel Oct. 7.
Haggai Liniado, Weinstein Haggai's daughter, said the Israeli military contacted her Tuesday with the news her parents had been kidnapped.
Now, she told CTV National News, she wants the Canadian government to do more to help.
"At the end of the day it's Israeli soil," Haggai Liniado said. "But pressure is the only thing that can be done especially if there is Canadian citizens involved, especially when my mom is 70 years old. Why would they kidnap a 70-year-old?"
She said U.S. President Joe Biden has called her to say the American government is prioritizing her mother's safety.
On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for Hamas to immediately free Israeli hostages and permit unimpeded humanitarian access into Gaza, where a dire crisis is unfolding.
