Israeli girl spends 9th birthday in 'tunnels of Gaza,' with 'no friends, 'no light,' says distraught father
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Thomas Hand described the suffering he's endured since his daughter, Emily, was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. She turns 9 in captivity on Nov. 17.
"No party. No friends. She won’t even know if it’s day or night. There’s no light down there. So she won’t know it’s her birthday." "She will have her birthday in the tunnels of Gaza. No party. No friends. She won’t even know if it’s day or night." "Beyoncé in particular is a favorite because Beyoncé is a beautiful singer and a very good dancer … Emily would copy her." Hand said he's lost about 18 pounds since his little girl was taken hostage on Oct. 7. "I'm a refugee. I have no home to go back to." "My daughter, she doesn't know if I was killed or kidnapped or somewhere else. She's in terror every day." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Emily woke up the morning of Oct. 7 after a sleepover at a friend’s house in the kibbutz of Be’eri in southern Israel.