Landlord Demands Rent From Kidnapped Israeli Woman, Threatens To Throw Belongings
Shockingly, a landlord has allegedly demanded rent from the roommate of an Israeli woman who was kidnapped by Hamas operatives at a music festival that was attacked last Saturday.
What's happening?
Inbar Hyman, 27, was among the masses who attended the Supernova rave, where 260 people were slaughtered at the start of the terror group¡¯s attack on Israel. Many were abducted Saturday, including the young student.
Now, Hyman's landlord has asked her roommate to pay her half of the rent ¡ª and threatened to throw out her belongings if he did not receive it, according to a report.
The roommate, identified as Noam Allon, said that he received a message on Tuesday from his landlord demanding the rest of the rent to be paid.
¡°But when he told him that the 27-year-old had been abducted, the landlord allegedly replied: ¡°Look for replacements. You are not doing me a favour by living there¡±.
Where and when?
She was kidnapped last Saturday when she went with her friends to the nature party in Re¡¯im and served as a helper for people who were feeling unwell. The landlord demanded her rent from Allon on Tuesday.
But, why?
Why did he do that??Citing local media outlet Walla News, the Post reported that the apartment's owner issued a warning that they may evict her and seek a new tenant, potentially displacing her belongings in the process.
¡°Let it be clear to you: You have an obligation for the rent of 2,500 shekels [about $630 US]. You can talk to her parents about vacating the room,¡± the landlord added, according to the New York Post.
But, according to reports, the landlord, identified as Aaron Reiss, denied the allegations and claimed that he made no such demands for the money.
Who kidnapped her?
According to reports, Hyman and her two friends were chased by Hamas gunmen for three hours before being kidnapped. The woman's family learned she had been kidnapped after seeing a video of the abduction online. The father said his son is having a hard time dealing with what's happened.
How did the family react??
Allon's father posted a screenshot of the exchange with the landlord on social media. "I am 52-years-old," he said, as per Jerusalem Post. "In my life. I never thought I would encounter such opacity,¡± he added.
¡°I published it so that apartment owners would be careful of treating other people like this and think twice. The network will not forgive and no one does. I intentionally did not publish his name and phone number to give him time to apologize. I do not want to hear from him until Inbar is returned to Israel,¡± the father said.
Notably, since Saturday, the attack has killed more than 1,300 people in Israel while the Israeli counter-airstrikes have killed more than 2,300 people in Gaza. Israel has claimed roughly 1,500 Hamas militants were killed inside Israel.
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