'I was in tears': B.C. woman's aunt among 2 latest hostages released by Hamas
CTV
The niece of an Israeli couple kidnapped by Hamas during a surprise attack earlier this month said she is relieved to learn of her aunt's release – but she remains deeply worried about her uncle.
The niece of an Israeli couple kidnapped by Hamas during a surprise attack earlier this month said she is relieved to learn of her aunt's release – but she remains deeply worried about her uncle.
Rutie Mizrahi, a Canadian-Israeli living in Vancouver, told CTV News she's been filled with dread since her relatives, Yocheved and Oded Lifshitz, were abducted by Hamas along with hundreds of others.
On Monday, the International Committee of the Red Crossconfirmed her 85-year-old aunt had been freed along with one other hostage, 79-year-old Nurit Cooper.
"I was actually in tears since I heard," Mizrahi told CTV News. "I can't wait for her to be home."
Mizrahi said the only thing she knows about her aunt Yocheved’s condition comes from videos in which the senior appears healthy. She has received no information at all about the status of her uncle.
"We know nothing about him," she said. "I don't even know if they were kept together or if they were separated, so I'm not even sure that we'll get any new details now when (my aunt) comes home."
This is a developing story and will be updated.
