From our special correspondent in Tel Aviv – At least 199 people were abducted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad during the terrorist attacks on October 7. For their families back home, the uncertainty is agonising. More than a week later, Orian Adar and Keren Schem are still torn between hope and despair.
There are dark circles around Orian Adar's eyes – she can't sleep anymore. She has been waiting without hope for news of her "savta" – Hebrew for grandmother – for more than a week now. Yaffa Adar, 85 years old, was kidnapped by Hamas in the Nir Oz kibbutz, not far from the Gaza Strip.
