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Kibbutz Nir Oz announces Yair Yaakov, 59, was killed Oct 7; body held in Gaza
2024-02-16
[IsraelTimes] Kibbutz Nir Oz announces the death of resident Yair (Yaya) Yaakov, 59, whose body is held by Hamas
...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
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 oppression and disproportionate response...
Yaakov was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7. Yair’s family was told that he was injured in the Hamas attack in his house on October 7 and that the faceless myrmidons used brutal force against him. It is now apparent that he died of injuries sustained during the attack.

The kibbutz says Yaakov was killed on October 7 and his body is being held in Gaza.

His partner Meirav Tal, 54, was also taken, but was released in late November as part of a temporary truce deal brokered by Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
and the United States.

Yaakov’s sons, Or and Yagil, 16 and 12, were also taken captive from their mother’s nearby Nir Oz home and were freed on November 27 as part of the deal.

The kibbutz statement describes Yaakov as "a humble, simple man who loved family, land and music."

"Yair was a family man with a huge heart, always willing to help everyone. He was energetic and loved enjoying life," a statement by the hostages forum says.

Tal spoke to Channel 12 following her return and recalled the attack on their home. The two were in their safe room when they heard "a crazy explosion, my ear drum burst," she said.

"I couldn’t see anything but smoke. We were both laying on the floor... I felt like my body was on fire," she said.

Tal said they held hands, and she told Yaakov to "play dead," adding "I love you."

She said the faceless myrmidons broke into the safe room and were immediately onto the ruse, grabbing both of them and setting them on their feet.

Tal said they grabbed her and she started begging them, telling them she was a mother, in Arabic. "They told me ’don’t be afraid.'"

Yaakov, she said, showed them his injury and yelled toward her that he was "about to die."

Yaakov and Tal were then separated.

A video of their capture was taken by faceless myrmidons and aired on Channel 12. It shows a smoke-filled room and Tal and Yaakov, dazed, as faceless myrmidons pull at them and drag them. In one part of the clip, Yaakov is seen sitting on the floor, appearing to say he’s unable to get up to an armed terrorist beside him.
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Posted by:trailing wife

#4  #2 The terrorist was not immediately identified by authorities. Some Hebrew-language media outlets reported that he was a resident of East Jerusalem’s Shuafat camp.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-02-16 10:07  

#3  The reason kidnapping for ransom is a federal death penalty crime in the US is due to the historical understanding that kidnap victims often wind up murdered.
Posted by: M. Murcek    2024-02-16 08:23  

#2  2 dead, 4 wounded in terror shooting in southern Israel
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-02-16 07:58  

#1  It's much easier to keep corpses than to keep live hostages.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-02-16 02:48  

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