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Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For more than three weeks, Tom Hand thought his 8-year-old daughter, Emily, was dead following Hamas' surprise
An Irish dad living in Israel who said it was a “blessing” that his daughter died instead of being kidnapped by Hamas now says he regrets his words after learning his soon-to-be 9-year-old is alive and being held hostage by terrorists.
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The Irish embassy in Israel says it believes Emily Hand was abducted rather than killed.
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Natali Hand says the last few weeks have been a ‘rollercoaster’ as family presumed the eight-year-old was dead