Israeli Hostage Confronts Pro-Hamas UCLA Encampment Leader

At 6 A.M. on October 7, Moran Stella Yanai saw rockets rain down from the sky into southern Israel, where she was attending the now-infamous Nova music festival. Like other Nova attendees, when Yanai realized that terrorists had invaded Israel, she ran and tried to escape via car. When she contacted Israeli police, they told her to get off the road, where Hamas terrorists were slaughtering anyone who dared to flee.

Yanai ran into a field where she was eventually captured by terrorists who filmed her kidnapping. Yanai’s parents discovered that their daughter had been taken hostage by that video. Thirteen Hamas members then dragged Yanai into a car and drove her across the Gazan border, where she remained for 54 days until she was freed in November’s hostage deal.

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At 6 A.M. on October 7, Moran Stella Yanai saw rockets rain down from the sky into southern Israel, where she was attending the now-infamous Nova music festival. Like other Nova attendees, when Yanai realized that terrorists had invaded Israel, she ran and tried to escape via car. When she contacted Israeli police, they told her to get off the road, where Hamas terrorists were slaughtering anyone who dared to flee.

Yanai ran into a field where she was eventually captured by terrorists who filmed her kidnapping. Yanai’s parents discovered that their daughter had been taken hostage by that video. Thirteen Hamas members then dragged Yanai into a car and drove her across the Gazan border, where she remained for 54 days until she was freed in November’s hostage deal.