Taken captive: Karina Ariev, told parents ‘continue your lives’

Karina Ariev, 19, was taken captive early in the morning of October 7 by Hamas terrorists.

Her parents described speaking to her at 7 a.m. that morning, as she cried, describing a barrage of rockets and terrorists firing guns.

“She screamed and said she loves us very much,” said Karina’s mother in an interview. “She told us to continue our lives.”

By 7:40, Karina’s parents lost all communication with her.

“We didn’t know who to call,” they said.

Later they found a Hamas video publicized on Telegram, in which three young women are laying down in a jeep, surrounded by men speaking in Arabic. Their daughter, Karina, was one of the three, her face wounded and bleeding.

Some 48 hours later, a representative from the army told them that Karina is a hostage, being held by a terror group.

“We haven’t had any other information,” said Karina’s mother.