Photo said to show children’s bedroom in Gaza where Liri Albag, other hostages initially held

The Daily Mail releases an exclusive image showing what it says is a children’s bedroom in the Gaza Strip where hostage Liri Albag and other captives were held by the Hamas terror group in their first few days in captivity.

According to the report, soldiers identified traces of blood in the room, which following DNA tests, were confirmed to be from Albag and other female hostages.

Photos of the room, which is seen to contain children’s toys and a pink wardrobe, were shared by soldiers with the British newspaper.

“At first when I saw it, I was happy because she was in a child’s room. There were kids clothes in the cupboard and it gave me a little relief that she wasn’t in a scary place,” Albag’s mother, Shira, tells the Mail.

“But then I understood that she is with a family — they kidnapped her, not Hamas. It’s the equivalent of me keeping someone else’s children locked in my house,” Shira Albag adds.

Speaking with the Kan public broadcaster last week, Shira Albag said released hostages told her that Liri was forced to go between homes in the Gaza Strip and cook and clean for them.

EXCLUSIVE to the @MailOnline Hostage family release photo – with permission of intelligence service – where DNA reveals some female hostages were held in Gaza including 19 y/o Liri Albag, “But then I understood that she is with a family – they kidnapped her, not Hamas.”says her… pic.twitter.com/xOioxB3wmM

— Natalie Lisbona (@NatalieLisbona) March 25, 2024