On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7, Iranian-backed terrorists initiated a brutal surprise ground attack and rocket barrage on Israel. Hamas terrorists have raped, tortured and murdered hundreds of civilians with repeat pounding of airstrikes and acts of terrorism from the ground. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war Saturday. Leaders from around the world, including President Biden, have condemned the atrocities and acts of terrorism taking place in Israel.
Roee Yaakov, 24, of Tel Aviv, told Fox News Digital his brother, Ilan Moshe Yaakov, 29, and cousin were in attendance at the festival and are presently missing. 'We got video from him a few moments after they start to see the rockets toward Israel,' Yaakov said. 'It took a little bit of time and after that, they started to hear shooting, not from rockets, from guns, and they start to see terrorists.' Roee Yaakov is an officer in the Israeli Army and Infantry.
The Yaakov family grew up in Tel Aviv in what Roee described as somewhat of a 'slum' neighborhood. He shared that Ilan moved away from Israel for a while, but when he returned, he began work with a youth center in the same neighborhood. Ilan worked with Israeli children after school, participated in fun activities and advised on various but educational matters of life with them. He gave them a happy place away from violent situations at home, even just for a brief time.
Roee told Fox News Digital that his brother is a wonderful guy who loves his country, trusts her and would do everything for her. Ilan gets called upon each year for a few days to fight for Israel and Roee says he does it very willingly. 'We all trust the country to bring him back alive,' he concluded.
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