If you go around the world, from continent to continent, in various cities, towns and villages, it would be difficult for you to find someone who has not heard of Lionel Messi. It’s lucky, because the unofficial best football player of all time saved the life of an old woman not so long ago, even though he was on the other side of the planet. What was that all about? Since October last year, 90-year-old Esther Cunio was one of the prisoners of Hamas, who kidnapped thousands of hostages during the latest Palestina – Israel conflict. Her photo, sitting next to the kidnapper and posing with a Kalashnikov in her hand, went around the world, became viral, and in the meantime got a background story, that is, an explanation. Esther talked for ‘Fuente Latina’ and explained how the mere mention of Messi’s last name saved her life and tried to reach the legendary Argentine because her agony was not over yet.🚨🇮🇱 The reason Hamas did not murder Esther Cunio, a 90-year-old Israeli grandmother living in Kibbutz Nir Oz, was because she mentioned she came from Argentina, the same country as soccer player Lionel Messi, according to a new documentary. pic.twitter.com/vESCwN3LTk— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) March 7, 2024 “I told the kidnapper not to talk to me because I don’t understand his language, the Arabic language… I only knew a little bit of Hebrew. I told him that I speak the Argentine version of Spanish, and he asked me what Argentina is. ‘Don’t you watch football,’ I asked him. I explained to him that I came from the country of Leo Messi. He was surprised and told me that he loved Messi. He put his hand on my shoulder, gave me his rifle and told me to make a peace gesture. And then they took a photo. I hope Messi is watching this because I was saved thanks to him. I would ask him to somehow help my grandchildren who are still with the kidnappers. They are good children. Their names are David and Ariel” Esther said.China outraged by Messi: The Falklands are not Argentinian, they have always been BritishAs any other grandmother in world, Esther is worried about her grandchildren. There is currently no confirmation that her story reached Messi yet, and the Argentinian ace is known as a great benefactor who helps people through his humanitarian foundation. This time a different kind of help is needed. And the planetary stars, especially since we entered the era of dominance of social networks, certainly have the power to change people’s destinies even when they are thousands of kilometers away. Eight members of her family were among the hostages, we hope that the last two, David and Ariel, will soon be with their loved ones.##NAJAVA_MECA_7939379##
