A Central Texas resident found out his missing family members were among the 150+ Israeli citizens being held hostage by Hamas through a TikTok video.
A Central Texas resident found out his missing family members were among the 150+ Israeli citizens beingIn the brief video, Dori Roberts identified his 67-year-old aunt, 34-year-old cousin, and his cousin’s two daughters, who are 2 and 4-years-old, to FOX 7 Austin.
He says it has been a terrifying waiting game. After days of radio silence, he says this video was the bittersweet proof he needed to know his family is still alive. The last thing Roberts heard was that his aunt and her husband were sheltering in place in their safe room with his cousin and her two young daughters. As they were bunkered down, he was told Hamas were going door to door terrorizing his family’s community.
He says he heard Hamas tried to break into his family’s safe house. The last thing he was told was that his aunt’s husband tried to talk to them.Roberts admits he feels helpless. He says he wants to share his family’s story and faces to hopefully bring them and the other hostages to safety.
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