‘Despicable’: JK Rowling erupts on Israel war

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has shared a heartbreaking post about a 12-year-old girl being held hostage in the Middle East.

British author JK Rowling has shared a heartbreaking post about a 12-year-old Israeli girl being held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

The original post on X, formerly Twitter, from Israel’s official account shows a photograph of Noya, who has autism.

In it, she is dressed in a Harry Potter costume and holding a wand and a book.

A 12-year-old Israeli girl named Noya was abducted by Hamas terrorists.

Officials said the child was abducted from her home by militants. She is being held somewhere in Palestine.

“Noya, is sensitive, kind, funny and a massive Harry Potter fan,” the post read.

Rowling shared the post and condemned the act, writing: “Kidnapping children is despicable and wholly unjustifiable.”

She said the picture “hit home with me” for “obvious reasons”.

“May Noya and all hostages taken by Hamas be returned soon, safely, to their families,” Rowling wrote.

Overnight, a Hamas terrorist released a video statement confirming the group has between 200 and 250 Israeli hostages.