Mother of woman being held hostage by Hamas fears time is running out for her daughter
When Meirav Leshem Gonen last spoke to her daughter, Romi, on Oct. 7, the 23-year-old was trying to escape the Hamas assault on the Nova music festival in Israel. Instead, she was taken hostage. Gonen fears time is running out to bring Romi home since it appears there's no end in sight for the Israel-Hamas war.
![Mother of woman being held hostage by Hamas fears time is running out for her daughter](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7069402.1703561517!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/romi-gonen-hostage.jpg)
![Romi Gonen, 23, was abducted by Hamas on Oct 7th from the Nova Music Festival. Photo of a young woman smiling.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7069402.1703561517!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/romi-gonen-hostage.jpg)
When Meirav Leshem Gonen last spoke to her daughter, Romi, on Oct. 7, the 23-year-old was trying to escape the Hamas assault on the Nova music festival in Israel. Instead, she was taken hostage. Gonen fears time is running out to bring Romi home since it appears there's no end in sight for the Israel-Hamas war.