Kidnapping of Mia Schem | |
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Part of 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | |
Location | Eshkol Regional Council, Israel |
Date | 7 October 2023 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, gunshot, sexual assault |
Victim | Mia Schem, aged 21 |
Perpetrator | Hamas |
On 7 October 2023, 21-year-old French-Israeli woman Mia Schem was abducted by Hamas during the Re'im music festival massacre, part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[1] Her abduction, a video of her in captivity in Gaza, and subsequent release on 30 November garnered international media attention, and she became a face of the hostage crisis during the Israel–Hamas war.[1][2]