Mia Shem: Israeli-French mother pleads for hostage daughter’s release

Hamas’ armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades. have released a video of a 21-year-old Israeli-French woman, Mia Shem, who was abducted from a party in Israel.

She said was one of those taken hostage at the Supernova music festival in southern Israel on 7 October and brought back to Gaza.

Following the release of the video, Mia’s family held a news conference in Tel Aviv where they called for her to be freed.

Holding up a photo of Mia, her mother Keren Shem said: “I’m begging the world to bring my baby back home.”