Israeli teen speaks of Hamas captivity with her dog in Gaza – Mia and her mother Gabriela were visiting family in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak when they were taken hostage by Hamas during its October 7 attack on southern Israel, sparking the war in Gaza. | The Jerusalem Post

Mia Leimberg emerged from nearly two months‘ captivity in Gaza with Bella, her Shih Tzu, in her arms, one of the most astonishing moments of a week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that ended last Friday.
„When we were there we had to feed her our leftovers – yeah I’m talking about you Bella,“ said Mia, 17, looking down at the small white dog in her arms. „And we had to make sure that she doesn’t run wild where we were. We had to keep her so that she doesn’t go exploring and annoy anybody there.“