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Gaza release deal has to happen now, hostage's mother says

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Gaza release deal has to happen now, hostage's mother says

Ayelet Levy Shachar's daughter, Naama, has been held hostage in Gaza for nine months Ayelet Levy Shachar turned down an invitation to get on Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane to Washington. Her daughter, Naama Levy, was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen from an Israeli army observation post near the Gaza border on 7 October.

It was not a political decision, she told me, saying she’d been “honoured” to be asked by the Israeli prime minister, but the timing was wrong.

Ayelet’s face lights up when she talks about Naama, who turned 20 years old in captivity, describing her as a determined and fun-loving young woman, a good student and athlete.

She’s hopeful her nine-month nightmare might be coming to an end.

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