Asus Malaysia replies local artist demanding take down of brand’s Israeli social media posts, in solidarity with under-siege PalestineOrit Meir, mother of Almog Meir, 21, held hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants since the October 7 attack, at a press conference in Athens on November 6, 2023. — AFP picATHENS, Nov 7 — It was just before 8am on October 7 when Orit Meir’s cellphone beeped with a terrifying voice message from her son Almog who was at a music festival in southern Israel.
Like hundreds of party-goers, Almog Meir was at the Supernova rave near the Gaza Strip when Hamas militants launched their bloody attack, the deadliest in Israeli history.Crossing the border in pickup trucks, on motorcycles and even flying paragliders, the Islamist militants launched a bloody onslaught that claimed 1,400 lives, 270 at the rave site alone, according to Israeli officials.“My son went to a party and found himself kidnapped in Gaza...
For the Meir family, the agonising wait continues as the war rages, with no end in sight to the fighting.“He was lying on the ground,” she said. “He was terrified, terrified.The families of the Israeli and foreign hostages — captives who range in age from a few months to above 80 — have united in their agony and grief and pushed for the government to “bring them home”.