Israel-Hamas war: Young children among man's 10 family members feared taken hostage by Hamas

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Yotam Kipnis said his parents and two young cousins were likely taken by militants from the Be'eri kibbutz in southern Israel.

A man who fears 10 members of his family have been taken hostage by Hamas said the Israeli military action is putting their lives at risk. Yotam Kipnis is on a mission to try and track down his parents Eviatar Moshe Kipnis, 65, and Lilach Lea Havron, 60, as well as his cousins Naveh Shoham, 8, and three-year-old Yahel. The children were on a holiday visiting their grandparents' home in the Be'eri kibbutz in southern Israel when militants stormed the compound on Saturday morning.

Read more:How to free the captives taken by Hamas? This is what a former negotiator saysAnalysis: This is a dangerous moment in Israel-Hamas warGaza ground offensive 'high-risk' for Israel But he fears the ongoing Israeli military action, in which 1,900 Palestinians have been killed, will put his family in danger. 'People are starting to have ideas about wiping out Gaza and carpet-bombing the neighbourhoods while there are Israeli citizens being held there hostage.

 

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