Seventeen-year-old Agam Goldstein-Almog and her two young brothers witnessed the murder of their father and sister by Hamas terrorists before being abducted from Kibbutz Kfar Aza to Gaza on October 7th. During the Simchat Torah holiday, Hamas terrorists also broke into another home in Kibbutz Be'eri, executing Itay Svirsky, 38, and murdering his parents, Orit and Rafi Svirsky. In captivity, Agam was forced to adopt Islamic customs, including wearing a headscarf and a long dress, reciting Islamic prayers, and was given a Quranic name, Salsabil. Merav Svirsky, an Israeli yoga teacher and artist, and daughter of Orit and Rafi, shared her story through a letter to the editor, marking the life-changing impact of the events of October 7.
Former hostage Agam Goldstein-Almog in @TheFP about the young Israeli women in Gaza. “These young women were scared and feared for their lives. They begged us to meet with their families if we were released. Tell them you saw us, they said, but don’t tell them everything. Save…
The Girls I Met in the Tunnels: Seventeen-year-old Agam Goldstein-Almog saw Hamas murder her father and sister before her eyes. Then she was taken to Gaza. https://t.co/M87QoonkLY
As soon as Agam Goldstein-Almog (17) was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, she was forced to put on a headscarf and a long dress, commanded to look at the ground, was forced to recite Islamic prayer, and her abductors gave her a name from the Quran, the… https://t.co/kxHZd6EDCK
"My name is Merav Svirsky. I’m an Israeli yoga teacher and artist. . . On October 7 my life changed forever. Both of my parents, Orit and Rafi, were brutally murdered by the Hamas terrorists.” Read today’s letter to the editor: https://t.co/fitEQNhypN
As soon as Agam Goldstein-Almog (17) was abducted from the Kibbutz in Gaza, she was forced to put on a headscarf and a long dress, forced to recite Islamic prayer, and her abductors gave her a name from the Quran, Salsabil, the Washington Post reported. https://t.co/l2Z2tbV2Hb
On October 7th, Agam Goldstein-Almog woke up to Hamas terrorists breaking into her home. They shot her father and sister and abducted the remaining family members to Gaza. This is her story. https://t.co/91OrFtZmzh
The Girls I Met in the Tunnels Seventeen-year-old Agam Goldstein-Almog saw Hamas murder her father and sister before her eyes. Then she was taken to Gaza. https://t.co/emd2gb7dyM
Itay Svirsky, 38, was executed by Hamas while in captivity. Itay was abuducted from his parent’s home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th where he was visiting to celebrate the Simchat Torah holiday. Both his parents, Orit Svirsky and Rafi Svirsky, were murdered by Hamas. His… https://t.co/p0kkz7ZRND
Thread: The Girls I Met in the Tunnels Seventeen-year-old Agam Goldstein-Almog saw Hamas murder her father and sister. Then she was taken to Gaza. These are excerpts of her words on her experiences as a hostage of Hamas. 1. Together with my two young brothers, aged nine and…