| Yesterday we were told of two of the murders, Aviv Atzili and Ofir Tzarfati. Now there is more about the first two plus four more. Hunt down those who did this, O Israel, until those remaining cower at the very thought of doing such a thing again. |
[IsraelTimes] IDF confirms deaths of Aryeh Zalmanovich, Maya Goren, Ronen Engel, Eliyahu Margalit; Zalmanovich, 85, was the oldest hostage; relatives of Engel and Margalit were freed this week.
Kibbutz Nir Oz announced Friday that three of its residents who had been taken hostage by the Hamas terror group in the October 7 assault have died in captivity.
The kibbutz named them as Aryeh Zalmanovich, 85, the oldest of the 240 people kidnapped by Hamas
...one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,..., Maya Goren, 56, a legendary kindergarten teacher in the community, and Ronen Engel, 54, whose wife and two daughters were returned to Israel earlier this week after being kidnapped alongside him.
The Israel Defense Forces later confirmed their deaths, along with that of fellow Nir Oz resident Eliyahu Margalit, 75, whose daughter was released from Hamas captivity on Thursday.
"We are continuing to invest many intelligence and operational efforts, to bring information on the conditions of the hostages," IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said during a presser. "
Hagari added the four’s deaths were declared "based on findings that were collected, and intelligence."
As part of its campaign of psychological warfare, Hamas released a video last month of Zalmanovich that raised questions about his well-being. Zalmanovich was taken hostage from his home in Nir Oz on October 7 and was not heard from since. Before being kidnapped, he managed to text one of his sons informing him that snuffies had infiltrated the kibbutz. He was one of the kibbutz’s founding members and worked as a farmer there for decades.
The kibbutz also said that Goren was murdered in captivity. Her body remains with Hamas. Goren, a teacher in Nir Oz, was setting up the kibbutz’s kindergarten space on the morning of October 7 when the Hamas attack erupted. Her husband, Avner, was murdered inside the couple’s home.
Nir Oz announced that Engel was also murdered in captivity. His body is believed to be held by Hamas in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
. A statement from the kibbutz said Engel was a photographer, volunteer in Magen David Adom and loved cycle of violences.
"May his memory be a blessing," the statement said.
Engel is survived by his wife Karina Engel-Bart, 51, and daughters Mika, 18, and Yuval, 11. The three were held in Gaza for 52 days before being released on Monday as part of a temporary ceasefire agreement. It is unknown whether the news on Engel’s fate was tied to his family’s release.
In the family’s last messages before being kidnapped on October 7, they said that they were hiding in their sealed room, aware of what was taking place on the grounds at Nir Oz. Karina Engel-Bart was on the phone with her sister Paula when she suddenly said, "Paula, they’re here, they’re here."
The call was cut short and all communication was lost.
Around midday, Ronen’s brother Dani was looking at his brother’s Facebook page, when he saw a new story posted: A video of a Hamas terrorist, smiling into the camera, saying something in Arabic. The family’s phones were traced and located in Gaza and family members were told there were no signs of violence in the house, that it wasn’t burned and their dog was alive.
Eliyahu Margalit was last seen on the morning of October 7, when he went to feed his horses at Nir Oz. It remains unclear what Margalit’s condition was when he was kidnapped by terrorists.
His daughter Nili Margalit, 41, was taken hostage by Hamas snuffies at her Nir Oz home on October 7 and held in Gaza for 55 days before being released on Thursday. Margalit, a nurse at Soroka Hospital, was in touch with several friends the morning of the attack. At the time, she was in her safe room with her dog and texted that the snuffies had been walking around "for hours."
She reported that she was locked in her safe room and could hear gunfire outside. After 9:12 a.m., there was no communication from her. Her Nir Oz house was completely burned, and it took several weeks for the army to confirm that Margalit was taken hostage to Gaza.
Friday’s announcements come as the IDF resumed its Gaza offensive on Friday after the breakdown of a weeklong truce.
During the truce, 105 civilians were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, including 81 Israelis, 23 Thai nationals and 1 Filipino, in exchange for 210 Paleostinian prisoners, all of them women or minors. Israel also allowed an influx of humanitarian aid
into the Strip.Still held hostage by Gaza terror groups when the truce collapsed were 136 people — 114 men, 20 women and two children — government spokesperson Eylon Levy said. Ten of the hostages are 75 and older. The vast majority of the hostages, 125, are Israeli. Eleven are foreign nationals, including eight from Thailand.
Israel launched an offensive against Hamas in Gaza after the October 7 assault on southern Israel in which some 1,200 people were killed, most of them civilians, and some 240 taken hostage.
IDF troops recover body of Ofir Tzarfati in Gaza, returning him to Israel for burial
[IsraelTimes] Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip have recovered the body of Ofir Tzarfati, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7.
Tzarfati was declared captive after going missing at the Supernova rave near Re’im following the Hamas massacre there.
On Wednesday, Tzarfati’s family was notified of his death, following an identification process carried out by medical and rabbinical military officials, the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, and the Israel Police.
In a joint military and Shin Bet operation, Tzarfati’s body was brought back to Israel for burial on Friday morning.
A date of death and other details were not provided.
Guy Iluz — 26-year-old taken hostage into Gaza on Oct. 7 — is no longer alive, school announces
[IsraelTimes] Guy Iluz, the 26-year-old Israeli who was taken hostage into Gaza on October 7, is no longer alive, his high school announces.
No details are provided regarding how he died and when.
Iluz was attending the Re’im musical festival when the terror onslaught began.
“For many weeks we hoped and prayed for Guy’s return, but today we were informed that he will not return again,” Iluz’s Raanana high school writes in a Facebook post.
He is the sixth graduate of the high school killed since October 7.
Iluz, a soundman for Israeli musicians Matti Caspi, Shalom Hanoch and others, attempted to flee the terrorists in his white jeep. Friends in a car behind him were able to escape, but the terrorists shot at Guy’s car, killing his four passengers. He was able to get out of the car and climb a tree, which is where he was when he last spoke with his family.
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