Montana Tucker’s Oct. 7 film showcases the strength of young victims

(NewsNation) — Singer, dancer and influencer Montana Tuckers film, “The Children of October 7,” documents what some of them October 7 attacks‘ youngest victims went through that day.

“I hope they hear these kids, hear their voices and hear their stories and know that they were innocent children that had nothing to do with anything, and their lives are now forever changed, and they’re forever traumatized,” she said on “Elizabeth Vargas reports.”

The activist shared the stories of seven victims on her social media platforms, including hers Instagramwho has more than 3 million followers. She told NewsNation that since the day of the attacks, she has visited Israel four times to learn their stories.

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“I always made dance videos and dance content with kids and kids. And I always feel like kids feel comfortable with me, and I feel comfortable with them. … Thankfully, these families felt comfortable sharing their stories with me,” Tucker said.

Tucker believes in showcasing the strength of survivors and calling out release of hostages must be focus forward.

“At the forefront of everything I do is to call for the release of the hostages, no matter what,” Tucker said. “Keep it in the forefront of the news, on social media, that these hostages, they need to come home.”

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Israel says so Hamas is holding around 65 hostages and the remains of approximately 35 others who were either killed on 7 October 2023 or who died in captivity.

Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials who do not distinguish between civilians and militants in their count but say more than half of the dead are women and children. Israel says it is targeting Hamas militants hiding among civilians.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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