TERRIFIED MESSAGE
Harry Potter fan Noya Dan at centre of JK Rowling plea says ‘mummy I’m scared’ in last call before Hamas killers strike
A HARRY Potter fan told her mum she was "scared" in a heartbreaking final call before she was murdered by Hamas terrorists.
Autistic Noya Dan, 12, and her grandma, 80, were kidnapped from kibbutz Nir Oz when Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on October 7.
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The youngster's ordeal was shared by Harry Potter author JK Rowling as she called for hostages to be set free.
But Noya's devastated family today confirmed she and her nan had been found dead by rescuers.
Noya's mum listened helplessly as her daughter and elderly mother were abducted by Hamas terrorists.
Galit Dan, 53, was five miles away when terrified Noya whispered in her last message: "There was a big boom at the door that scared me.
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"All the windows in grandma's house were broken at the entrance.
"Because there was another boom, there are many broken windows.
"Mummy I’m scared. There are people in the house — help me."
As Noya and Carmela were missing, Galit held out hope they would be among the 150-plus hostages taken to Gaza.
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Galit, evacuated to a Dead Sea resort hotel, previously told The Sun: "My little girl went for a sleepover with her granny and was messaging us as these animals came for them."
JK Rowling this week slammed the Hamas attacks especially the kidnapping of children following news of Noya's disappearance.
She shared a photo of Noya wearing a Harry Potter costume on X and wrote in the caption: "Kidnapping children is despicable and wholly unjustifiable.
"For obvious reasons, this picture has hit home with me. May Noya and all hostages taken by Hamas be returned soon, safely, to their families."
It comes as
- Israel continues to prepare for a possible full-scale invasion of Gaza after the October 7 massacre by Hamas
- Joe Biden arrived in Israel yesterday and pledged his support for them against terror group Hamas
- US intelligence believe an explosion at a Gazan hospital that allegedly killed hundreds was caused by terrorists
- Fury is growing over the spread of Hamas "propaganda" in the West after Israel was wrongly accused of the blast
- Atrocities are still being discovered - including a massacre scene at a nursery in Kibbutz Be’eri
- Fears are growing the conflict could spiral into a large regional war drawing in Iran and Hezbollah
- 7 Brits have been killed and 9 are feared to being held as hostages in Gaza
The young girl can be seen smiling as she's wearing clothes the iconic Gryffindor tie and clutching a Hebrew copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as well as a wizard wand.
Israel had previously shared Noya's photo on X, hoping to "bring her home."
The post read: "This beautiful 12-year-old girl with autism was kidnapped from her home by Hamas terrorists and was taken to Gaza. Noya is sensitive, kind, funny and a massive Harry Potter fan."
Noya and her nan's deaths were also today confirmed by the Israeli minister of foreign affairs.
Israel posted on X: "We are devastated to announce that Noya and her grandmother Carmela’s bodies were discovered yesterday.
"Thank you to all of you who shared her story to help us bring her home. Our hearts are broken."
The IDF announced today there is a total of 203 people being kept hostage by Hamas.
Among the casualties is also 17-year-old Ruth Perez, a disabled girl who had travelled to the Supernova festival to "communicate through music".
The bodies of Ruth and her dad Erick Peretz were found yesterday near the site of the festival after they were "brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists," Israel said on an X post.
The Nova music festival was the first target of Hamas terrorists when they launched a surprise attack on October 7.
Meanwhile, another British victim has been added to the devastating death toll after the Hamas assault.
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Brit-Israeli dad Yonatan Rapoport was killed by Hamas terrorists in an attack on the kibbutz Be’eri.
It's where British teenager Yahel lost her life after the Hamas stormed her home - just 4km from the Gaza border.
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