Actor Madhura Naik recalls her family's encounter with Hamas terrorists, says “Hate breeds enmity"

Oct 11, 2024

New Delhi, October 8 (ANI): Television actor Madhura Naik, on the occassion of Israel marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks, recalled her family's harrowing encounter with terrorists last year in Israel and termed it as "the darkest day."The actress, who is a Jew of Indian origin said that she lost her first cousin and her brother-in-law in a crossfire in Sderot during the attacks on Israel last year. Speaking at an event in New Delhi organised by the Israeli Embassy, Naik said, "We follow Judaism but along with that we also have adapted to Hindu traditions, thus proving that the Jews were always open to cross-cultures and adapted very well to new environments. My grandmother being the 14th child, 13 of her brothers and sisters moved back to Israel in the 70s. where they flourished back in their homeland along with their fellow Jews. It was more than just a sense of belonging. It was home for them. But unfortunately, on October 7, it was the darkest day for my family. " "They were the victims of October 7. I lost my first cousin and her husband in a crossfire in Sderot, Israel. They were brutally murdered in front of their two daughters, six and three years old. The six-year-old, the last words before getting rescued by the Israeli police, she said.