A HARRY Potter-loving autistic girl, 12, has been found dead alongside her grandma after she was feared kidnapped by Hamas – despite a desperate plea to save them by author JK Rowling.
Noya Dan, 12, and her 80-year-old nan from kibbutz Nir Oz, were thought to be among those held hostage in Gaza following the Hamas massacre on October 7.
But the Dan family confirmed the devastating news on a Facebook post saying that the bodies of Noya and Carmela had been identified.
Their deaths were also confirmed by the Israeli minister of foreign affairs.
Israel posted on X: "We are devastated to announce that Noya and her grandmother Carmela’s bodies were discovered yesterday.
"Thank you to all of you who shared her story to help us bring her home. Our hearts are broken."
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The girl's heartbroken mum previously told The Sun how she listened helplessly as the terror group kidnapped her young daughter and elderly mother.
Galit Dan, 53, was five miles away when terrified Noya whispered in her last message: “Mummy I’m scared. There are people in the house — help me.”
As Noya and Carmela were missing, Galit held out hope they would be among the 150-plus hostages taken to Gaza.
The Harry Potter author slammed the Hamas attacks especially the kidnapping of children following news of Noya's disappearance.
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It comes as
- Israel continues to prepare for a possible full-scale invasion of Gaza after the October 7 massacre by Hamas
- Joe Biden arrived in Israel yesterday and pledged his support for them against terror group Hamas
- US intelligence believe an explosion at a Gazan hospital that allegedly killed hundreds was caused by terrorists
- Fury is growing over the spread of Hamas "propaganda" in the West after Israel was wrongly accused of the blast
- Atrocities are still being discovered – including a massacre scene at a nursery in Kibbutz Be’eri
- Fears are growing the conflict could spiral into a large regional war drawing in Iran and Hezbollah
- 7 Brits have been killed and 9 are feared to being held as hostages in Gaza
Rowling shared a photo of the 12-year-old wearing a Harry Potter costume on X and wrote in the caption: "Kidnapping children is despicable and wholly unjustifiable.
"For obvious reasons, this picture has hit home with me. May Noya and all hostages taken by Hamas be returned soon, safely, to their families."
The young girl can be seen smiling as she's wearing clothes the iconic Gryffindor tie and clutching a Hebrew copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as well as a wizard wand.
Israel had previously shared Noya's photo on X, hoping to "bring her home."
The post read: "This beautiful 12-year-old girl with autism was kidnapped from her home by Hamas terrorists and was taken to Gaza. Noya is sensitive, kind, funny and a massive Harry Potter fan."
The IDF announced today there is a total of 203 people being kept hostage by Hamas.
Among the casualties is also 17-year-old Ruth Perez, a disabled girl who had travelled to the Supernova festival to "communicate through music".
The bodies of Ruth and her dad Erick Peretz were found yesterday near the site of the festival after they were "brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists," Israel said on an X post.
The Nova music festival was the first target of Hamas terrorists when they launched a surprise attack on October 7.
Meanwhile, another British victim has been added to the devastating death toll after the Hamas assault.
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