SAVE THEM
Horror moment Israeli mum and two sons are dragged away screaming by terrorists as Hamas threaten to execute hostages
THIS is the horrifying moment an Israeli mum and her two sons were dragged screaming from their home near the border with Gaza.
Shiri Silberman-Bibas, 30, was hiding in a safe room with her husband Yarden, their nine-month-old Kfir and three-year-old Ariel.
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Yarden hoped to defend his family and their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz as villages were raided on Saturday.
The father texted relatives "I love you all" as they sheltered - before telling family members "they are coming in".
Heart-breaking footage shows the terrified mum clutching to her two young children as she is being dragged by Hamas fighters before vanishing.
Horrified onlookers screamed: "She has a baby".
The family remains missing along with dozens of other suspected hostages.
Her worried cousin Yosi, told from his flat in Tel Aviv: "The first time I saw the pictures I couldn't believe it.
"I couldn't comprehend what I saw, then I look at another picture and it was very clear that this is my cousin Shiri and the two little children."
Yosi expressed his fears about the family's safety and added: "My fear's that they separated them, that they killed them, that they're injured, that we won't see them again, that we won't even get any piece of information with them and we will stay in this blank forever."
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The terrorist group on Monday threatened to start executing Israeli civilian hostages in retaliation for the Israeli bombing, without warning.
The armed wing of Hamas on Monday announced it will also begin executing one Israeli captive for every new civilian house bombed, without warning.
A spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, Qassam Brigades, blamed the barbaric escalation of filmed executions this evening on Israel's air strikes in Gaza City.
The militant organisation said in a statement: "In the past hours, we have experienced pain over what happened to many families throughout the Gaza Strip from the barbaric fascist Zionist crimes of bombing homes on the heads of their residents, and therefore we have decided to put an end to this.
"From this moment on, we announce that every targeting of our people who are safe in their homes without prior warning will be met with regret by the execution of one of our enemy’s civilian hostages.
"And we will urgently broadcast this with audio and video, and as we announce this decision, we will hold before the world the Zionist enemy and its leadership responsible for this decision, for hate is in its court from now on."
The chief of the Israel Defence Force said Israel is in a “state of war” and vowed to take terrible revenge on Hamas yesterday.
He said, “This is murderous terrorism. We are attacking, pushing back, and striking everyone who took part in it.
“I know the last day was difficult, the price is a heavy price, I know there are many questions and a lot of frustration.
“But we are now focusing forward on doing and solving the problem. We have civilians, and members of the security forces, some of whom are in the hands of the enemy.
“Therefore, it is time for war. Not a round, not an operation - time for war.
“And in this war, the IDF will be strong and win. Long and complex days of fighting await us. We will maintain readiness in all arenas.”
It comes as...
- More than 1,500 have been confirmed dead in Israel and Gaza and thousands more injured
- Israel hit back with heavy airstrikes in Gaza and has mobilised 300,000 troops for a full-scale ground invasion
- PM Netanyahu dubbed Hamas "worse than ISIS" and said Israel will crush them with "a force like never before"
- Three British citizens have been confirmed dead, while seven other Britons are missing
- Rishi Sunak called an urgent COBRA meeting to discuss the attacks
- A senior Hamas official reportedly said the group was open to a possible ceasefire after having "achieved its targets"
The brutal attacks in Israel by Hamas have been called Israel’s 9/11 after innocent families were slaughtered in their homes, shot dead in the streets and more than 100 taken hostage in Gaza.
Three Brits have been confirmed dead in Israel and seven more are missing.
Scot by the terrorist group during the horror attacks on Sunday.
Corporal Nathanel Young, 20, who was serving in the Israeli Defence Forces, was confirmed dead on Saturday.
And Daniel Darlington, a UK photographer, was also killed after attending the musical festival that Hamas stormed.
IDF are amassing their 173,000 troops including 8,000 elite commandos, along with 300 tanks and plenty of heavy weaponry on the border with Gaza in the town of Sderot.
A further 300,000 reserve troops have been mobilised in an unprecedented move and sent south ahead of the possible invasion.
This morning, Israel imposed a "complete siege" on the area - including a sweeping ban on food and fuel moving into Gaza and an immediate cut-off of the water supply.
"There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said.
"We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly."
The US is also moving several warships - including USS Gerald Ford - and aircraft to the Mediterranean after Joe Biden pledged Washington's "rock solid" support to Tel Aviv.
Saturday's all-out attack on Israel from land, air and sea with 5,000 rockets fired was the deadliest assault in the country's 75-year history.
So far, at least 800 people have been killed in Israel while more than 500 are confirmed dead in Gaza - with the death toll set to soar on both sides.
Over 260 bodies have been recovered from the Supernova music festival in Sukkot in southern Israel after the revellers were slaughtered by gunmen on paragliders and a barrage of rockets.
Shocking footage showed terrified ravers fleeing the site, which was the first target of the invading terrorists - with some 750 people still reported missing.
Rishi Sunak called an urgent COBRA meeting today following the brutal attacks.
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said: “This is a fast moving situation, and therefore I'm uncomfortable speculating about the nature or the numbers of people involved.
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"But this is unprecedented. We recognise this as an incredibly difficult time for the people of Israel.
"Our thoughts are with them and we will continue to work with the government of Israel to bring about peace and security to their country and the people there."
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