Relatives of an Israeli mom freed from Hamas captivity are warning the public not to believe a letter she allegedly wrote praising the terror group’s treatment of her young daughter — saying the note is “propaganda.”
Their warning comes after the Hamas-affiliated Shebab News Agency released a letter Monday supposedly penned by Danielle Aloni, which praised the terrorists for their “extraordinary humanity” towards her 5-year-old daughter, Emilia.
“Kids shouldn’t be in prison, but thanks to you and other kind people we met along the way…My daughter considered herself a queen in Gaza,” the letter – which was published in Hebrew and Arabic – read.
It is not clear if Danielle wrote the note of her own free will, or if she was forced to pen the gushing tribute – which also said she would “always be captive to gratitude” because her daughter did not leave captivity with “psychological shock.”
Danielle’s cousin, Liam Adam, quickly rebuked the contents of the letter on social media.
“Hamas just published more propaganda of my family,” he wrote on Instagram Stories Monday.
“In the note. [Danielle] thanks them for being so gracious and kind to her and Amelia [sic] while they f—ing kept her captive in a tunnel???? This is propaganda,” he continued.
“Unfortunately I know many out there will try to use this in Hamas’ defense. Don’t believe them!”
Palestinian human rights student Ehab Hassan also chimed in on X, writing that the letter “cannot erase the atrocities committed by Hamas.”
Danielle, 44, and Emilia were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas’ vicious rampage of southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The pair was visiting Danielle’s sister, Sharon Aloni Cunio, and her family when the attack started, the Times of Israel reported.
Danielle and Emilia were released on Friday as part of the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, while Sharon, 33, and her three-year-old twin daughters were returned on Monday.
Sharon’s husband, David Cunio, 34, remains in captivity.
Hamas is believed to have killed or kidnapped up to a quarter of Nir Oz’s 400 residents, according to the New York Times.
The community is now empty, as the remaining residents were evacuated to Eilat in the aftermath of Oct. 7.