Abu Taqiya had been involved in holding numerous hostages since the October 7 massacre, including Emily Hand, Raya Rotem, Hila Rotem Shoshani, Ohad Ben Ami, Noa Argamani, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, Maxim Herkin, Yosef Haim Ohana, Segev Kalfon, and Alexander Lobanov.
Emily, who is now 11, was among the 200 people kidnapped during the 2023 attack that saw 1,200 murdered by Hamas militants.
