Yonatan Zeigen's mother, Vivian Silver, is one of the hostages taken by Hamas during its rampage in Israel. Zeigen is concerned about the safety of the hostages and has been in contact with Canadian officials for assistance.
Yonatan Zeigen's mother, Vivian Silver, is one of an estimated 229 hostages taken by Hamas during its bloody Oct. 7 rampage in Israel .
Zeigen says Silver raised him to believe that peace is the only way to solve the decades of conflict in the Middle East, and he's worried that hostages will die if there is a ground invasion. Zeigen says his mother's phone was geolocated in Gaza but said he isn't sure about her condition or exact whereabouts.
He called on the world to"push immediately for diplomacy" to have the hostages released, and said that could set the stage for a new reality.Zeigen said the mother he knew before her kidnapping would have opposed the Israeli military operation in Gaza, but admits he can't say how she would feel today considering the massacres that took place at her community of Kibbutz Be'eri, where he says her home has been burned to the ground.
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