"I am begging the world to bring my baby back home," says mother of hostage held in Gaza

An undated image of Mia Schem, who is being held hostage by Hamas.  Jerusalem Post

The family of Mia Schem, who was shown in the first hostage video released by Hamas, on Tuesday urged the Israeli government and world leaders to help bring her home.

"I am begging the world to bring my baby back home, she only went to a festival party to have some fun and now she is in Gaza and she is not the only one," Keren Scharf Schem told reporters in Tel Aviv, referring to the Nova music festival held in southern Israel that was the target of a coordinated Hamas terror attack. At least 260 people were killed, according to Israeli rescue service Zaka, and some attendees were taken hostage.

While holding a picture of her daughter, Keren Scharf Schem said that she did not know if her daughter was dead or alive until Monday. All she knew was that she might have been kidnapped.

"I saw she is alive, I saw that she was... I heard before rumors that she was shot in the shoulder or in the leg so I can see she was shot in her shoulder, I see she had an operation. She looks very terrified, she looks like she is in big pain, and I can see that she says what they tell her to say," she told reporters.

When she first saw the video released by Hamas, "I started to shout, I fell to the floor and to scream. I didn’t really know what I am seeing and I saw my baby."

"Then we started to cry and (think), 'Wow she is alive!', and to be so happy. Then I felt scared. It's a rollercoaster," she added.

Schem's brothers, also at the press conference, said that they "trust the government and all leaders of the world to do whatever it takes to bring all hostages back."

CNN cannot independently verify where and when the video of Mia Schem was taken and what condition she is in at the moment.

Hamas said it is holding up to 250 hostages captured during its October 7 attack. A spokesperson for the group said it cannot determine the exact number of hostages due to constant Israeli airstrikes, which he claimed had killed 22 captives. CNN cannot verify the claims.

The Israeli military said Monday at least 199 people are being held hostage in Gaza