Her sisters Shani and May told CNN’s Anderson Cooper they had received proof that she was alive on three occasions, including just three weeks before her death.
We feel like we’re in a nightmare,” Shani Yerushalmi said.
The IDF told the family her sister was “shot in the head from very close range,” and had marks on her hands from defending herself, May told CNN.
I don’t know if I could be in there a day,” Shani told CNN.
Her last words were: “They’ve caught me.”May, who chose to see Yerushalmi’s body after its return to Israel, told CNN: “We gave her a last hug to say goodbye to her.
Persons:
Eden Yerushalmi, Shani, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “, ” Shani Yerushalmi, Eden, ”, May, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, ” Shani, Hersh Goldberg, Carmel Gat, Yerushalmi, “ They’ve
Organizations:
CNN, Nova, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Yerushalmi, Hostages
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Rafah, “, Tel Aviv