In a gripping account, Cunio recounted how a casual mention of Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi during her encounter with terrorists potentially spared her life.
According to Cunio, two armed terrorists forcibly entered her home, demanding to know the whereabouts of her family.
Faced with the threat of abduction, Cunio employed a clever tactic to divert the conversation away from danger. "Don’t speak to me, because I don’t know your language," Cunio recalled telling the terrorists. "You speak Arabic and I speak Hebrew poorly. I speak in Argentine Spanish."
Seizing upon a shared interest, Cunio steered the conversation toward soccer, asking the terrorists if they were fans of the sport. Surprisingly, the response was affirmative. "I’m from where Messi is from," Cunio revealed, prompting an unexpected moment of connection with her captors.
The mention of Messi, a revered figure in the world of soccer, struck a chord with one of the terrorists, who expressed his admiration for the Argentine superstar.
In a surreal turn of events, the terrorist even insisted on taking a photo with Cunio, holding his gun while she made a victory sign with her hand. The image later went viral, capturing the unlikely encounter between terror and humanity.
Reflecting on the incident, Cunio credits Messi with potentially saving her life, expressing a heartfelt hope that the soccer icon is aware of her mention. "And now I hope that if he knows that I mentioned him and because of him I was saved," Cunio remarked, her gratitude palpable.
However, amidst her own miraculous escape, Cunio's thoughts are with her grandchildren, David and Ariel, who remain hostages in Gaza. David, along with his wife Sharon and their two daughters, was taken captive and held for 153 days before his daughters were released in a hostage deal last November.
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