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A FAMILY has shared a tragic message as they mourn one child and hold onto hope that their second daughters is still alive after Hamas gunmen attacked the Supernova music festival.
Norelle Manzuri, 25, and her sister Roya, 22, were at the festival in southern Israel on Saturday when the terror group slaughtered hundreds of innocent victims.
More than 260 bodies have been recovered following the attack as the war against Israel and Hamas rages on.
“It’s either they’re dead or were kidnapped,” the sisters’ mother Sigal told NBC News earlier this week.
The disappearance of their daughters was heartbreaking for the parents, who gave DNA to help in the search.
“We in hell right now,” their father Menashe said.
Then, on Wednesday, the parents learned that Roya and Amit Cohen, Norelle’s fiancé, were identified as two of the victims while Norelle’s whereabouts still remain unknown.
Her parents still have hope for her safe return as they believe she may have been kidnapped.
Both Roya and Norelle were born in Los Angeles, California and studied at Temple Israel of Hollywood.
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The pair was living in Tel Aviv.
Norelle and Amit had only been engaged for two weeks, according to the DailyMail.
Since the brutal attack, friends of the Manzuri family have launched a GoFundMe to support them.
“We ask that you light a candle and say their names. Your love and support is appreciated now more than ever,” the page says.
As of Thursday, the page had raised over $174,000 for the family.
Roya is one of dozens of Americans who have died as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday that at least 27 Americans had been killed.
President Joe Biden has condemned the violence and repeatedly affirmed the United States’ support for Israel throughout the conflict.
“As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of innocent civilians who were murdered, we are seeing the immense scale and reach of this tragedy,” he said in a statement on Monday.
On Wednesday, the president also confirmed that multiple US citizens are among the victims kidnapped by Hamas.
It was not immediately clear how many Americans are suspected to be taken hostage.