Around noon on Saturday, Oct. 7, Noam Peri got a message on her phone.
“I got a text message from my mother, saying, ‘Dad has been kidnapped by terrorists. I’m alone in the safe room. Can’t talk.’ I never imagined in my life getting this message, and I’m sure you can’t either,” Peri said Thursday on Capitol Hill, surrounded by members of Congress.
Her 80-year-old father, Haim, was taken from the kibbutz where he lived near Gaza during Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel earlier this month. She and others, including families of Americans Liat Beinin and Itay Chen, traveled to Washington this week to raise awareness about those still captured or missing.
