"Help Me Hug My Daughter Again": Gaza Hostage's Mother To UN Investigators
NDTV
Meirav Leshem Gonen appeal came as the top UN rights body in Geneva convened to debate a scathing report that held Israel responsible for crimes against humanity in its offensive in Gaza, launched in response to the October attack.
Her voice shaking with emotion, Meirav Leshem Gonen described to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday the agony of listening over the phone as Hamas operatives seized her daughter on October 7. Meirav Leshem Gonen, mother of 23-y/o hostage Romi Gonen at the UN HRC:“I stand before you today not just as a mother, but also as a voice for women who have endured unimaginable suffering, whose pain is not acknowledged.”Hear her voice, feel her pain. pic.twitter.com/jaRT369tct
Her daughter, 23-year-old Romi Gonen, "was terrified, and I felt utterly helpless as I listened to her suffering", she said.
"Please help me hug my daughter again."
