Irish girl, 9, taken by Hamas reunited with dad after premature reports of her murder forced him to consider it ‘best possibility’
"I am going to hug Maya so, so hard, but we will not stop until Itai and all the hostages come home"
Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin said he was “delighted” as Emily Hand, a nine-year-old Irish-Israeli citizen held hostage by Hamas, returned on Saturday.
“After weeks of trauma, this is a precious and deeply moving moment for the Hand family,” Martin said.
Hand’s father, Thomas, initially said it was a “blessing” that his daughter may have died in captivity but walked back those remarks after realizing she may be alive. ---More...