- October 3, 2024
- 2:53 pm
- Middle East
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Israeli military has freed a Yazidi girl kidnapped by an ISIS terrorist and taken to the Gaza Strip. A girl named Fauzia was abducted from northern Iraq and taken to Gaza at the age of 11.
She was held captive by a Palestinian militant who was sympathetic to both ISIS and Hamas. The news of her release came as an important reminder of the suffering of Yazidi children who are victimized without their consent. “101 Israelis continue to be held hostage in Gaza,” the ministry emphasized. A video of Fauzia's meeting with her family was also published. This happened on October 3, 2024.
The girl was released from captivity without clarifying the circumstances or information about her transfer to her family. During the seizure of ISIS territories in Iraq, the Yazidis became victims of genocide. Men were killed and women were sent into sexual slavery.
This is a truly scary story that highlights the terrible things that happened during that time. But finally this girl, kidnapped by terrorists, has returned to her family and can start a new life. We hope that such actions will not be repeated in the future and that all abducted people will be rescued.