On October 7th, a tragic event unfolded as Yonathan Samerano, a 20-year-old, was abducted and subsequently murdered by Hamas terrorists, with his body being held in Gaza. His mother, Ayelet Samerano, expressed her anguish over an UNRWA worker's involvement in the kidnapping of her son's body, questioning how the United Nations could employ someone capable of such an act. In a related but separate incident, 13-year-old Yagil Yaakov, who was released from Hamas captivity in November, learned just last week of his father Yair's murder by Hamas on the same day. The community and families affected by these events have been left in profound grief and disbelief over the brutal actions taken on October 7th.
Ayelet Samerano, the mother of 21-yr-old Yonatan Samerano who was brutally murdered on October 7: "A @UNRWA worker kidnapped my son's body. How can a social worker for an organization that claims to promote good in this world do something so cruel & inhumane?" cc. @UNLazzarini https://t.co/AZ9vuJPQec
Video footage was also shown depicting the horrific kidnapping of Yonatan's lifeless body being dragged by a @UNRWA staffer. #Israel | #Hamas https://t.co/htumkliJc7
"An UNRWA worker kidnapped my son's body. How can the UN pay this man who dragged my son’s limp body on the ground, and then picked him as if he was a trophy back to Gaza?" Ayelet Samerano, the mother of 21-year-old Yonatan Samerano who was brutally murdered on October 7, gave a… https://t.co/nKo8yHNV2t
On that terrible Saturday of October 7th, Yonathan Samerano, only twenty years old, was abducted to Gaza by Hamas terrorists. Almost two months later, his family was notified of his murder with his body held in Gaza. Yonathan’s mother Ayelet discovered, during an interview by the… https://t.co/FWFmFPHUDS
“Dad, dad, you were everything to me, you gave me hope that you were still alive, you kept me going for four months.” 13-year-old Yagil Yaakov, who was released from Hamas captivity in November, found out last week that his father, Yair, was murdered by Hamas on October 7th. “I… https://t.co/bVYcwf1hjZ