PICTURED: Orphaned American girl, 3, being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas terrorists after they murdered her parents – as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand vows to bring US citizens home

An American orphaned girl is among those held hostage in Gaza after terrorists killed her parents – as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand vows to bring all American citizens home.

Abigail Mor Edan, 3, who is a dual American and Israeli citizen, was living in Israel when murderous terrorists from Gaza stormed her home in Kibbutz Kfar Azza on the fateful October 7.

They killed her parents and shot her father while she was still in his arms, but in the midst of the panic the little girl knew enough to run to the neighbor for shelter.

Kirsten Gillibrand promised to take her home, saying: “I met the families of hostages held by Hamas terrorists, including Abigail Mor Edan.

“And I promised them: We will go to the ends of the earth to bring their loved ones home.”

Abigail’s six-year-old sister Amalia and ten-year-old brother Michael also witnessed Hamas enter their home on October 7 and kill their mother.

Abigail’s parents were murdered by Hamas, shooting her father dead while still in his arms, but the little girl managed enough amid the panic to run to the neighbor for shelter.

Killed and kidnapped: Abigail’s father Roy Edan, 43, and his wife Smadar Edan, 40, were murdered by Hamas. Their two oldest children, Michael and Amalia, hid in a closet and are still alive. Abigal, their youngest (pictured far left) is currently being held hostage in Gaza

The two children ran to their father, who was holding Abigail outside.

They fled to a shelter, but a Hamas terrorist then killed their father Roy.

The older children then ran back to their home, where their mother’s lifeless body lay, and locked themselves in a closet. They hid there for 14 hours until they were rescued by a family member and taken to a shelter.

Abigail, the youngest sibling, somehow managed to find her way to her neighbor.

The Brodutch family took Abigail in when the disaster began. The mother Hagar, her three children and Abigal then disappeared.

It was confirmed that the five of them were among 200 Israelis dragged into Gaza by bloody Hamas terrorists to be held captive on Israel’s bloodiest day.

Abigail’s father Roy Edan, 43, a photojournalist, and his wife Smadar Edan, 40, were buried on October 20.

Abigail’s brave sibling Michael, 10, made a chilling phone call to his grandfather Carmel while they were trapped in the cupboard.

He said, “Grandpa, terrorists killed dad outside the house, they killed mom and Abigail inside. I’m alone with Amalia.’

Abigail, the youngest sibling, somehow managed to find her way to her neighbor. She is now being held captive in Gaza along with Hamas terrorists

Kirsten Gillibrand promised to take her home, saying: “I met the families of hostages held by Hamas terrorists, including Abigail Mor Edan. And I promised them: we will go to the ends of the earth to bring their loved ones home.”

After burying Abigail’s mother and father, her grandfather Carmel Edan said: ‘We are in absolute shock. Roy and Smadar, if you knew how brave your children, Michael and Amalia, were, you would be so proud of them.

‘The children witnessed the horror in their home, how Smadar was brutally taken from us. They hid in a safe room for 14 hours until they were rescued.

‘It reminds me of how children hid in attics and cellars eighty years ago.

“Our little granddaughter, Abigail, the three-year-old who is not with us, we will not rest until we see her again.”

Little Abigail’s great-aunt, Elizabeth Naftali, told the story Grazia: ‘We have not heard anything about where Abigail is, the conditions she is living in or when she may be released. It’s absolutely unbearable.

“To lose my niece and her husband, to know that there is a little girl out there alone somewhere, there is no pain like this.

‘Abigail is such a beautiful child, very smart and independent. Her wonderful mother was a thoughtful, intelligent woman and she raised these three incredible children.”

Naftali is an LA-based real estate developer who was recently subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee in their investigation of Hunter Biden after purchasing his artwork and visiting the White House several times.

She continued, “Abigail is three, and even though she no longer has parents, she has a huge family full of love: grandparents who cherish her and her siblings. When she comes back to us, she stays with them.

Little Abigail’s great aunt, Elizabeth Naftali, is an LA-based real estate developer

Following the deaths of Israeli news photographer Roy Edan and his wife Smadar, Edan’s father sits next to the couples’ graves during their funeral in Kfar Harif, Israel, on October 20.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (right) holds a photo of kidnapped Israeli girl Abigail Mor Edan

Friends and family mourn Smadar Edan and Roy Edan, who were killed following the deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip

“All I want to do is hug that little girl and tell her that she is loved and that her older siblings are desperate for her return.

‘They are devastated and in shock, having lost everything in one breath, but they still hope that Abigail will be back with them soon. We all do.’

Abigail’s aunt, Tal Edan, said: ‘She’s a baby, just three years old, and she’s all alone. Maybe she was with a neighbor, but I don’t know if they are still together.

‘She has no one. She comes in my dreams. She comes into every conversation we have here.

“Everyone keeps asking about her, how was her night, if anyone is holding her. Because she’s all alone.’

Taking civilians hostage is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.

But taking children hostage in war is almost never done, says Danielle Gilbert, an assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University who has interviewed hundreds of kidnappers and hostages in several countries.

The reasoning is cruel. Kidnappers see value in live hostages, usually men between the ages of 18 and 65. Children are less likely to survive the ordeal.

Gilbert said: ‘Holding someone who is vulnerable and not destined to survive in those conditions will make the kidnappers’ job more difficult. It remains to be seen whether Hamas intended to take such a wide range of hostages.”