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Emily Hand wasn't 'lost', she was abducted: Israel on Irish PM's 'child found' remark
short by Shreyasi Banerjee / on Monday, 27 November, 2023
Irish PM Leo Varadkar, expressing gratitude following the release of a nine-year-old girl held captive by Hamas, tweeted, "An innocent child who was lost has now been found...Our prayers have been answered." In response, Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy said, "Emily Hand wasn't 'lost'. She was brutally abducted...And Hamas didn't answer your prayers. It answered Israel's military pressure."