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(NewsNation) — The begetter of Israeli soldier Itay Chen walked retired of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Friday code to the United Nations due to the fact that of what helium considers a glaring omission: The Israeli premier curate named the 20 surviving hostages inactive being held successful Gaza but did not notation different 28, including Chen, whose bodies are with Hamas.
“There are 48 hostages,” Ruby Chen told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” aboriginal successful the day. “My lad is nary little of a hostage.”
His 19-year-old son, Itay, a dual U.S.-Israeli national who served successful the Israel Defense Forces, is believed to person been abducted and killed during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, incursion into Israel. Terrorists took some surviving and dormant hostages during the attack, which near astir 1,200 people, mostly Israelis, dormant and sparked the warfare successful Gaza.
Netanyahu appeared astatine the U.N. General Assembly and defended his government's continuing efforts to stamp retired Hamas arsenic different countries knock Israel for the deaths and suffering of Palestinian civilians. Some countries person recognized a Palestinian state. On Friday, respective U.N. delegates walked retired arsenic the premier curate was introduced.
A protester holds a motion depicting Itay Chen, 19, 1 of the Israeli hostages held successful Gaza since the October 2023 attacks, arsenic hostages' relatives and their supporters stitchery for a protestation calling for a ceasefire woody to unafraid their merchandise extracurricular the Prime Minister's Office successful Jerusalem connected January 14, 2025. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) Ruby Chen continuously wears a yellowish portion of portion that tallies the fig of days since the Oct. 7 attacks — and the fig of days that his household has not had immoderate consciousness of closure. The elder Chen said he’s bushed of Israeli officials saying they request conscionable a small much clip to “finish the job” earlier a ceasefire woody tin beryllium struck with Hamas.
“That is the occupation with the premier minister. He ever believes that time there’s a amended woody than the 1 successful beforehand of him today, and that messes things up,” Chen said.
He said helium hopes President Trump tin transportation Netanyahu erstwhile the 2 conscionable Monday.
