The granddaughter of an elderly woman taken hostage by Hamas has warned she is without medicine and “in a lot of pain”.
Footage showed Yaffa Adar being hustled across the border into Gaza on Saturday on a golf cart, surrounded by gunmen.
The 85-year-old is among hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers being held hostage after Hamas launched a surprise attack from Gaza on Saturday.
Yaffa Adar was abducted and hustled across the border into Gaza on Saturday. Pic: AP
Adva Adar told Sky News that she is “an amazing woman and an amazing grandmother” who had appeared “very strong” in the video shared around the world.
But speaking to our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, Ms Adar said her family are gravely concerned about what will happen next.
“We’re shocked, it hurts in every inch of our bodies,” she said. “We’re very scared for her, she’s ill, and of course she doesn’t have her medicine with her.
“We don’t even know how long she can survive without her medicine. What we do know is that without her medicine she’s in a lot of pain.
“Hopefully she’s alive, but she’s suffering every minute.”
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