She chose to mark the Jewish festival of Hanukkah protesting outside the homes of Israeli government leaders, demanding they take action and bring Romi home.

"From the first day of Hanukkah I decided that I will not light a candle and I am going to stand in front of the homes of members of the government, those who sit in the cabinet, and I am asking them - I do not light candles and I want you to make sure to bring back my granddaughter and bring back the other hostages so that we can be happy and we can celebrate Hanukkah properly."

On the second night of Hannukah, she confronted Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

On the third night, she was embraced by minister Benny Gantz.

It's been more than two months since Hamas fighters launched the surprise attack on Israeli communities, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 people captive.

Romi Gonen was at the Nova music festival when militants stormed in, firing machine guns and rockets.

"She (Romi) was in the car and they were shot at, the driver was shot at and the person sitting behind the driver who was a good friend of my granddaughter's. They died on the spot, it was an RPG. And the guy who was sitting next to the driver and my granddaughter who was sitting behind him were injured. She was on the phone the whole time with my daughter and she said to her mum - 'mum I'm injured, I have a hemorrhage and I'm going to die."

Here is a piece of that final call. Her mother can be heard reassuring her daughter all would be well.

VOICE OF MEIRAV LESHEM GONEN SPEAKING HEBREW: "(AUDIO OF SHOOTING) Romi? Romchuk? I am here my sweetie, everything will be OK (AUDIO OF SHOOTING), we will go to the hospital and everything will be OK and you will feel better. And then we will go for a trip wherever you want, you are not alone, you are with me my beautiful. Everything is OK...(MAN SHOUTING IN ARABIC).

"Then there was a break in the conversation and we heard two Arabs talking to each other whether to kill her or take her. They decided to take her because she was still breathing. They took her and after a few moments she says - 'Hi mum.' That's it, and we haven't heard any more."

More than 100 hostages were released over the course of a seven-day ceasefire. Romi was not among them. Her grandmother holds out hope they will still be reunited.

"I talk to Romi all day, she is always in my heart, I can't do anything. I can't read, I can't go for a walk, I can't do anything. Only Romi and Romi, just come back."