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Toddler hostage orphaned by Hamas appears to be seen in convoy returning to Israel
By Alex Oliveira
Footage of the transfer of 17 hostages freed from Hamas Sunday appeared to show Israeli-American survivor Abigail Mor Edan.
A child resembling Abigail -- who turned 4-years-old in captivity on Friday -- was seen in the back of a Red Cross Landcruiser as a convoy transferring the hostages as part of a ceasefire deal made its way through a crowd to safety in Israel.
The young girl was orphaned when her parents were gunned down while protecting her from Hamas terrorists on October 7. Abigail was trapped beneath her father's dead and bloodied body, and crawled to a neighbor's house before finally being captured. Her older siblings, 6 and 9, managed to escape.
Abigail is the first American hostage taken by Hamas in their October attack on Israel to be released.
Her tragic story, and her enduring survival, has become a touchpoint for Americans and Israelis alike.
"I have just spoken with President Biden with great emotion, also about little Avigail, of course," Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. "What a joy it is to see her with us, but, on the other hand, how sad it is that she is returning to a reality in which she has no parents."
"She has no parents -- but she has an entire nation that embraces her and we will take care of all her needs."
