A family taken by Hamas
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More than 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, according to Israeli authorities. On today\\u2019s \\u201cPost Reports,\\u201d we hear about one family\\u2019s ordeal, and what the hostage crisis means for Israel\\u2019s possible ground invasion of Gaza.
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More than 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, according to Israeli authorities. Moshe Leimberg\\u2019s wife, Gabriela, and 17-year-old daughter, Mia, are among them. On today\\u2019s \\u201cPost Reports,\\u201d we hear about Leimberg\\u2019s family before war broke out and the devastating moment he discovered they were kidnapped.
Then Washington Post Jerusalem bureau chief Steve Hendrix explains the strategy behind Hamas\\u2019s taking of so many hostages, what has been learned from the few who have been released, and the dilemma the Israeli government faces as it prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza, where the hostages are presumed to be held.
\\u201cWe are preparing for a ground incursion,\\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an address to the nation Wednesday. It was his strongest public indication yet that he would order an invasion of Gaza. \\u201cI won\\u2019t specify when, how, how many. \\u2026 I also won\\u2019t detail the range of considerations, most of which the public is not aware of.\\u201d
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