bourbiza mohamed
Yearly Liri Albag and her siblings would be a part of tens of millions of younger Israelis in celebrating the Jewish pageant of Purim, an enormous fancy costume vacation.
However as households placed on costumes for a extra sombre occasion over the weekend, Liri’s siblings refused – for his or her loving little sister stays in captivity in Gaza.
As a substitute, Roni and Shay Albag have marked the event by sharing cherished outdated pictures of Liri’s outfits over time as they implore negotiators to not overlook her.
Solely including to the urgency to free her, they’ve learnt the 19-year-old has been saved as a home slave, pressured to wash bathrooms and prepare dinner whereas she is fed scraps.
At present they’ve agreed to publish these non-public footage which chart how she blossomed from a shy little lady right into a assured a younger lady who desires to journey the world.
Pictured from left to proper: Liri Albag’s sister Roni holding a portrait of her, her mom Shira and her different sister Shay. Liri was kidnapped on October 7 from Nahal Oz, close to the Gaza border
Liri’s sisters and mom with a group of pictures of Liri. As a substitute of dressing up in fancy costume to mark Purim, Roni and Shay Albag have marked the event by sharing cherished outdated pictures of Liri’s outfits over time as they implore negotiators to not overlook her
Liri age 6 along with her father Eli. The household have agreed to publish these non-public footage which chart how she blossomed from a shy little lady right into a assured a younger lady who desires to journey the world
Troopers recognized Liri’s DNA from traces of blood and solely shared an image with the Mail of the room which has youngsters’s toys and a pink wardrobe
From her very first Purim as an angel, to dressing innocently as a caterpillar and Minnie Mouse, they present how she grew right into a typical teenager, donning cowboy hats and miniskirts.
‘It is arduous to have a look at, it looks like one other life,’ mentioned Shay, 22, as she flicked by means of the photograph album with the Every day Mail on the household dwelling in Yarhiv, central Israel.
‘This isn’t a contented vacation. We’re not going to drink and we’re not going to get together or have a good time, as a result of she’s sitting there within the tunnels in Gaza. It’s totally arduous for us.’
Sat beside her, Roni, 25, says: ‘As I have a look at the images, she’s so younger and so comfortable. It’s totally arduous to consider this – it’s totally arduous to consider her.’
Purim commemorates how Queen Esther saved the Jewish folks from annihilation by the hands of an evil official of the Persian empire named Haman.
Jewish youngsters costume up whereas adults should drink a lot alcohol they can not distinguish between the hero and the villain of the story – although the latter custom was toned down this yr.
It’s not misplaced on Liri’s sisters that she is being held by a gaggle whose title and genocidal intentions are almost similar to that of the fifth Century BCE mandarin.
‘1000’s of years in the past an evil man named Haman wished to kill all of the Jewish folks on the earth,’ mentioned Shay. ‘It’s the identical immediately. Hamas wished to kill us all on October 7.’
Liri was kidnapped that day from Nahal Oz, close to the Gaza border, with youngsters Naama Levy, Daniela Gilboa, Karina Ariev and Agam Berger.
The one signal of life they’ve had is when hostages have been launched in November and the household can now disclose that they revealed the wicked circumstances during which she is being held.
Liri celebrating Purim as a toddler. With strain constructing for a hostage deal in Qatar this week, the household are hoping for a Purim-esque miracle that saves Liri from the clutches of Hamas
Liri (left) as mini mouse with sisters Shay (centre) dressed up as a pirate and Ronnie dressed up a a satan
Solely including to the urgency to free her, they’ve learnt the 19-year-old has been saved as a home slave, pressured to wash bathrooms and prepare dinner whereas she is fed scraps
Liri aged 5 (left) and a grown up Liri (proper). Launched hostages informed how Liri was pressured to wash the household’s bathrooms and prepare dinner them meals which she herself was not allowed to eat. She solely had her first bathe after 37 days. Liri was then moved into the tunnels, and now they have no idea the place she is
Liri’s mom – Shira. ‘I’ve a dream that Liri is coming dwelling,’ mentioned Shira. ‘When she’s coming dwelling she is going to say, ‘Mum, it wasn’t so dangerous, they handled me properly.’ I hope that this dream will come true’
Shira, Shay and Roni every acquired the phrase ‘religion’ tattooed on their wrists two weeks after she was taken. It’s a nod to the etching Liri and her boyfriend, Nir, acquired after he was run over final April
Liri with boyfriend Nir Alboro. He was hit by a terrorist and left unable to stroll, however whereas she has been held captive he has made a miraculous restoration and has vowed to run to satisfy her when she is freed
Her mom, Shira, 51, mentioned: ‘She was in a tunnel at the moment, 40 metres underneath the bottom, with no air, daylight, quite a lot of humidity, no bathroom, no water.
‘She was ingesting salt water from the ocean and never a lot meals. That was 112 days in the past. From then, we now have heard nothing.’
They will additionally say for the primary time how the IDF managed to trace down the place Liri and another women have been held of their first few days in Gaza.
Troopers recognized their DNA from traces of blood and solely shared an image with the Mail of the room which has youngsters’s toys and a pink wardrobe.
‘At first once I noticed it, I used to be comfortable as a result of she was in a toddler’s room,’ mentioned Shira. ‘There have been youngsters garments within the cabinet and it gave me a bit reduction that she wasn’t in a scary place.
‘However then I understood that she is with a household – they kidnapped her, not Hamas. It is the equal of me holding another person’s youngsters locked in my home.’
Launched hostages informed how Liri was pressured to wash the household’s bathrooms and prepare dinner them meals which she herself was not allowed to eat. She solely had her first bathe after 37 days.
Liri was then moved into the tunnels, and now they have no idea the place she is. Her sisters miss her dearly.
‘We’re finest pals, and we do the whole lot collectively,’ mentioned Roni. ‘Now every time I do one thing I wish to inform her – however she’s not there.’
They’re so upset the household, which additionally consists of brother Man, 15, and father Eli, 54, haven’t had a single meal collectively since she has gone as it’s ‘not proper’ with out her.
Liri and her brother Man. The household are so upset the household they haven’t had a single meal collectively since she has gone as it’s ‘not proper’ with out her
Liri as a child dressed up as a caterpillar with sister Shay, aged 5, dressed up as a ladybird
Liri dressed up as queen Esther smiling at her father Eli. Purim commemorates how Queen Esther saved the Jewish folks from annihilation by the hands of an evil official of the Persian empire named Haman
Shira, Shay and Roni every acquired the phrase ‘religion’ tattooed on their wrists two weeks after she was taken. It’s a nod to the etching Liri and her boyfriend, Nir Alboro, acquired after he was run over final April.
Nir , 20, was hit by a terrorist and left unable to stroll, however whereas she has been held captive he has made a miraculous restoration and has vowed to run to satisfy her when she is freed.
With strain constructing for a hostage deal in Qatar this week, the household are hoping for a Purim-esque miracle that saves Liri from the clutches of Hamas.
‘I’ve a dream that Liri is coming dwelling,’ mentioned Shira. ‘When she’s coming dwelling she is going to say, ‘Mum, it wasn’t so dangerous, they handled me properly.’ I hope that this dream will come true.’
