File:Released hostage Mia Leimberg, with father Moses and dog Bella.jpeg
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| Description | Mia Leimberg pictured in the image with her dog, Bella, and her father after being released as part of the Hamas-Israel hostage swop on 28 November 2023. Seventeen year old Mia, with four other family members, was taken hostage to Gaza during an attack on Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on 7 October 2023. She smuggled the dog with her as she was being abducted. The abductors only noticed the dog when they arrived at the tunnels the hostages were taken to. They allowed Mia to keep the dog. She credits Bella with helping her to deal with the trauma of the situation much better than others. She, her mother, and her aunt were released together. Her appearance holding Bella surprised the media, and the public once the situation was explained. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: The photographers other pictures are published on Reuters but I can’t find this one there. The only place I’ve seen it is the source noted. Immediate source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-teen-hostage-mia-leimberg-says-dog-bella-helped-during-hamas-captivity/ |
| Date of publication | 6 December 2023 in the source. |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Nir Yitzhak massacre |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | It will be the main image of the article in the infobox above the map currently there. The article was just closed as "keep" in an AfD because it meets WP:N, WP:V, WP:RS. However a major issue of concern was that that it was not balanced sufficiently. There are two notable (widely reported) stories of mercy shown by Hamas in this attack which should be highlighted. One is letting an elderly wounded couple who were being taken hostage return to their home rather than being taken over the Gaza border, which had already been reached. The other one relates to the child in the picture (Mia) and her dog (Bella). Mia and her entire family (aunt, aunt’s partner, mother, uncle) were taken hostage to Gaza. Only her father was not taken. Mia took her dog with her hidden under her pajama’s. The kidnappers only realised it was a dog rather than a doll when they reach the tunnels in Gaza where the family was kept. The mercy shown was that they let her keep the dog, which allowed her to deal with the situation with much less trauma than others (she had something to look after rather than only worry about herself). She, her mother, and her aunt were released in the Hamas-Israel hostage swop. The world was amazed to see Mia appear with Bella. It’s important that this story be highlighted. Using this picture rather than one of the horrible pictures of death used as main images for other similar articles, would go some way in adding balance to the article. I have searched everywhere I can think of for a free-use image of the image, but can’t find any. There are three main non-free versions: This one, one of her walking to freedom with two Hamas soldiers walking on either side of her, and one of her seeming to talk to the soldiers. The ‘soldier‘ pictures seem slightly threatening. This one is more appropriate for balancing and highlighting the event |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
As above only three types of picture were taken, this is an historical event, dependent on the time it happened, so there can’t be more pictures. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This article is the only ones where it makes any sense to use this image. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The event and the reporting on it are long over, so it’s unlikely the photographer can benefit from it more commercially. It’s use here will broaden its exposure and if anything provide more opportunities for the photographer. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Nir Yitzhak massacre//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Released_hostage_Mia_Leimberg,_with_father_Moses_and_dog_Bella.jpegtrue | |
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