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At DC rally, mother of two kidnapped by Hamas pleads for more US help in freeing hostages

three israeli women in front of capitol
Mirit Regev (right), whose two children were taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, stands in front of the Capitol holding signs urging that her kids be freed during the “March for Israel” on Tuesday. (海角精品黑料/Mike Murillo)
Maya Regev (front right) and Itay Regev (front left) were taken by Hamas during the terrorist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7. (Courtesy Mirit Regev)
Maya Regev (middle) and Itay Regev (right) were taken by Hamas during the terrorist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7. (Courtesy Mirit Regev)
Maya Regev (middle) and Itay Regev (left) were taken by Hamas during the terrorist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7. (Courtesy Mirit Regev)
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three israeli women in front of capitol

On the National Mall Tuesday, Mirit Regev held posters of two people taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 during a music festival. The faces on the posters belong to her children, 18-year-old Itay Regev and 21-year-old Maya Regev, who haven鈥檛 been seen or heard from since that day.

鈥淚n the morning, I am crying, and then tonight, I go to sleep and cry,鈥 Mirit Regev said.

She attended the “March for Israel” in D.C. on Tuesday, and, with help from her two nieces who translated, said she is living a 鈥渘ightmare鈥 and does not know if her children are alive or dead.

She said she struggles to understand how a trip to go dancing could end the way it did. As she spoke, she played a video on her phone showing her two children dancing.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e dancing, dancing. Now, no Itay, no Maya,鈥 Mirit said.

She said she came to the U.S. to share her story with the hope that it will spur more help from the United States and other world powers to bring the hostages home.

鈥淗elp us. Help me. Help all families bring them home,鈥 she said.

Even though her children disappeared more than a month ago, Mirit said she holds onto hope that Itay and Maya will be released or rescued. But holding onto that hope gets more and more difficult with each passing day, she said.

To her two children, she said she wants them to know she loves them and that she 鈥渨ill go to the end of the earth鈥 to bring them home.

Mike Murillo

Mike Murillo is a reporter and anchor at 海角精品黑料. Before joining 海角精品黑料 in 2013, he worked in radio in Orlando, New York City and Philadelphia.

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