With the upcoming release of 20 living hostages and the subsequent transfer of 28 abducted bodies, and Trump’s imminent arrival to Israel. Starting from October 9, the hostage square was filled with people from various countries who came to support Israel in the fight against international terrorism and Anti-Semitism.
Dana Varon from Channel 14 speaks at the hostage square with Udi Goren, the cousin of kidnapped Tal Haimi
Alan Lionel, 40 years old. life coaching, Argentina
from right Dan Levy, 44 years old, Project Manager and Writer with Yosef Rosenzweig, both from Toronto
14:00 – 19:40 of October 9
midday on October 10
Barry Birmahet, 66 years old. on an interview for the Colombian TV. A new repatriate from Colombia, 4 years in Israel, lives in Givat Olga
Bruce Bacoman, 47 years old, with his family from New York
Benjamin Shapira, 31 year old doctor and his wife Moriah from Germany
בנימין ומוריה שפירא
from the left Aaron Morali, 27 years old from Austria & Rami Matan Even-Esh (Kosha Dillz), 44 years old, Israeli-American rapper
אהרון מוראלי ורמי מתן אבן אש (קושא דילז)
Aro Korol, 52 years old
Polish-born British Film Director and Producer
If you’re wondering why I, a Polish filmmaker without Jewish heritage—am fighting antisemitism, it’s because 90 years ago the world was largely silent. Albert Einstein poignantly stated, ‘The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.’
Never again is NOW!
on the rigt Audrey MacAlpine, American Journalist
Freelance Correspondent: Associated Press 360, Telegraph, United24 Media
Lior Golan, 77 years old, with his daughter. A Brazilian immigrant , 4 years in Israel, lives in Jerusalem
Kosha Dillz
18:40 – 19:53 on October 12
Indpendent workhorse and lyricist Kosha Dillz has found a way to entertain the entire world for the past 5 years of his life. Having toured the entire world with everyone from Matisyahu to Rza of the Wu Tang Clan and more, he has become a mainstay in the Hip Hop World and beyond, playing Paid Dues festival, BK Hip Hop Festival, SXSW, CMJ, Rock The Bells, and Vans Warped Tour.
***
A short interview on Channel 14’s evening news with Israeli Ambassador to America Yechiel Laiter, whose son Moshe Yadiddia Laiter (39 years old) died in November 10, 2023 in Beit Hanoun, on the eve of Trump’s arrival
ראיון קצר בחדשות הערב של ערוץ 14 עם שגריר ישראל באמריקה יחיאל לייטר, שבנו משה ידידיה לייטר (בן 39) נפל ב-10 בנובמבר 2023 בבית חנון, ערב הגעתו של טראמפ
The 20 live hostages that were released
On October 13, after 738 days of captivity, Hamas terrorists returned all 20 surviving hostages through the Red Cross. At 8 a.m., the first group of seven abductees returned home: Eitan Mor, the brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, Matan Engerst, Omri Miran, Alon Ohel, and Guy Gilboa-Dalal.
Eitan Mor with his parents Efrat and Tzvika
The released live hostage Alon Ohel, with his family
Read the article that was published on the website on December 5, 2023
Alon Ohel is a talented musician. He was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023
The released live hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal
7:15 – 12:42, October 13
*
On October 14, the bodies of four hostages that handed over by Hamas from Gaza to the Red Cross on the evening of October 13, were identified. They are Daniel Peretz, Guy Ilouz, Bipin Joshi and Yossi Sharabi.
Funerals were held on Wednesday for slain hostages IDF Cpt. Daniel Perez and Guy Illouz, whose bodies were returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip two days earlier as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Daniel Perez was laid to rest at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, while Guy Illouz was buried in his hometown of Ra’anana.
22-year-old Captain Perez, an immigrant from South Africa, was a tank commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion and was killed battling Hamas terrorists on October 7 near Nahal Oz. His tank’s crew included Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz, Staff Sgt. Itay Chen and Matan Angrest.
Leibovitz, Perez and Chen were killed, and the bodies of Perez and Chen were taken captive to Gaza, while Angrest was abducted alive and finally released on Monday, the same day that Perez’s remains were returned.
Angrest, still weak from the abuse he suffered while held hostage, attended the funeral, pale and shaky but determined to pay tribute to his fallen commander.
“I didn’t prepare anything in advance,” Angrest said. “I can’t believe I even made it here.”
“This is the least I could do for Daniel and the whole crew,” Angrest said, adding that Perez “is a figure to be admired. My commander will always be my commander, until the day I die. You will go with me until my last day and even in the world to come.”
“We will keep fighting for Itay Chen, until he returns,” Angrest added. “I’m ready to go into Gaza right now to bring him back.”
Guy Ilouz was wounded and kidnapped alive after escaping from the Nuhba militants in the Tel Gam area (near Re’im, approximately 4 km from the Gaza border). He died from his wounds after not receiving adequate medical care in Hamas captivity. He was 26 years old at the time of his death.
‘They murdered my soul’
In Ra’anana, Michel Illouz, the father of slain hostage Guy Illouz, whose body was also returned from Gaza on Monday, eulogized his eldest child after two years of rallying and protesting to bring him home.
“They kidnapped you — they murdered you — they kidnapped me too, and my very identity; they murdered my soul and my heart,” Illouz said. “I’ve been hollow, full of holes, ever since that senseless shooting by those vile terrorists, when they caught you, told you to turn around — and then simply fired two unnecessary bullets into your back.”
Illouz described driving to the Abu Kabir forensics institute on Wednesday morning to identify him and say goodbye.
“I touched you, tried to smell you, caressed every bone of yours, saw you, was alone with you — and yes, I felt with absolute certainty that it was you,” said Illouz. “Yes, I know, my Guychuk, that you’ve come back to us — back to your family’s embrace, to your friends, and to the millions of people whose hearts your story has touched.”
Michel thanked former hostage Maya Regev, who was present at the funeral, for being with his son before his death, while they were both hospitalized in Gaza.
His friend Alon Werber was slain alongside him, and another friend, Almog Sarusi, was kidnapped and murdered in captivity in August 2024.
Guy was born in raised in Ra’anana, and fled a strong connection to music from a young age. After his army service, he started to work in the industry, getting to know the ropes from insiders.
A soundman, Guy worked with Israeli musicians including Matti Caspi, Shalom Hanoch and rock band Hayehudim. He played the guitar from a young age and studied philosophy and psychology.
“He was a person with a huge heart, who really just wanted the best for people, for them to be happy and have fun. I really don’t even know how to eulogize someone like that,” his friend, Guy Videyah, told the Kan public broadcaster.
Among a series of videos from Israeli musicians who worked with Guy, Kan aired an undated clip from Orit Shachaf of the rock band Hayehudim, who called him a “promising young musician.”
“Music followed Guy his whole life and until his death,” Raanana Mayor Chaim Broyde wrote in a Facebook post. “Guy was partying with hundreds of other innocents at the party near Kibbutz Re’im and was taken captive by cruel murderers. For the past long weeks we hope and prayed for Guy’s return — but today we found out that he will never return.”
Guy’s friend, Abraham, wrote online about their close friendship, which “mostly involved being in nature and talking about music. Guy believed that music builds connections and can increase the good we see in the world. He loved his dog, George.”
“When I think about Guy, I think about the music we listened to and played together,” Abraham added. “I think about the songs he wrote that I will never get to hear. I remember that he always chose joy over sadness, being with friends and talking about hard things with a smile.”
On the same day, Hamas terrorists kidnapped Nepalese citizen Bipin Joshi from a hideout in Kibbutz Alumim. He is presumed to have been killed in captivity during the first months of the war. He was 23 years old at the time of his death.
The family of Bipin Joshi, the Nepalese agricultural student taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and killed in captivity in Gaza, expressed grief and sorrow in a statement on Wednesday, two days after his body was brought back to Israel.
“With immense pain, we received the news of the worst of all,” the Joshis wrote.
“Our dear son, Bipin — brother and soulmate to our daughter Pushpa — was murdered in Hamas captivity. The ground was pulled out from under our feet. It is hard to put into words the void left without him, a void that opened two years ago and has deepened into an immense abyss,” the family added.
“Bipin left us full of excitement, setting out for a year of study in Israel. We never imagined that the hug we gave him then would be our last.”
The Joshis thanked US President Donald Trump and the US, Israeli and Nepalese governments, along with the people of Israel and IDF soldiers, for fighting for their son and brother, and helping bring him home and “close the circle.”
“Today we can say it loud and clear: Bipin, you are a hero!” wrote the family, which comes from a remote village in western Nepal.
Joshi, 23, arrived in Israel in September 2023 as a student on the Learn and Earn program, working and studying at Kibbutz Alumim.
There were 16 other Nepalis also staying at the kibbutz. Ten were killed, five were injured and one escaped unharmed.
Yossi Sharabi, 53, was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri. In early 2024, the IDF reported to Sharabi’s family that the building where he was being held in the Nuseirat refugee camp had collapsed after a bomb hit a neighboring house.
He and his family holed up inside their reinforced room as terrorists rampaged through the kibbutz. In the early afternoon, the gunmen stormed into the house, murdered their dog and brought the entire family outside onto the lawn at gunpoint.
Yossi was last seen that Saturday morning being taken to Gaza in a black vehicle along with Ofir Engel, his daughter’s boyfriend, who had been visiting the family for the weekend, and a neighbor, Amit Shani. The rest of his family was spared.
Ofir and Amit were freed in a weeklong truce in November 2023. Amit later said that “it was a comfort that [Yossi] was there… he always tried to care for us,” and that “things felt safer for us with him there.”
Separately, terrorists took Yossi’s brother, Eli Sharabi, hostage to Gaza from his home in Be’eri, and murdered Eli’s wife and two daughters, Lianne, Noiya and Yahel. Eli was freed from captivity in February 2025.
Also on October 7, Yossi’s nephew on his wife’s side, Idan Herman, was murdered while trying to flee the Supernova music festival.
In January 2024, Hamas published a propaganda video featuring Yossi, claiming that he and fellow hostage Itay Svirsky had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. Two days later, Israeli authorities confirmed that Yossi had been killed in captivity. His date of death is believed to be January 10, 2024.
Several weeks later, the IDF stated that Yossi was likely inadvertently killed as a result of an IDF strike, but it could not definitively confirm his cause of death.
Yossi and Itay were held captive together with Noa Argamani, who was rescued by IDF troops in June 2024. After her return, Noa said that “Yossi didn’t survive” the airstrike which hit an adjacent building, and Itay was murdered by his captors several days later.
On October 13, 2025, Yossi’s remains were returned to Israel by Hamas.
Yossi is survived by his wife, Nira, their three daughters, Yuval, Ofir and Oren, his brothers Eli and Sharon, sisters Osnat and Hila, and his mother, Chana.
Yossi was born and raised in southern Tel Aviv. As a young man he worked for a moving company in the US, until he returned to Israel following 9/11. He decided to settle in Be’eri, following his brother Eli, who had moved there as a teenager.
He worked at the Be’eri printing house, first as a machine operator and later as the marketing director. On the kibbutz he met Nira, another transplant, and they married and built their live together in the kibbutz, raising their three daughters.
“We liked being so close,” Eli wrote in his memoir, Hostage, of his brother. “It was good for our girls. We did family trips together, shared family meals. Our daughters were as close as sisters. The future felt wide open, beautiful — and far away.”
His family said Yossi had strong ties to his faith, observed religious traditions and played a role in the kibbutz’s synagogue. He was a big fan of the Maccabi Tel Aviv, Real Madrid, and Manchester United soccer teams and he loved extreme sports, particularly surfing.
Sharon said that Yossi loved to live on the edge: “There’s no extreme sport he didn’t try his hand at… Go to the most dangerous river in the world and you’d find him there, rafting. Over the past few years, he was mainly into surfing.”
*
On October 14, Hamas handed over four bodies; an examination revealed that, along with the bodies of three Israelis, Tamir Nimrodi, Uriel Baruch, and Eitan Levy. there was another body of a Palestinian Authority resident.
Tamir Nimrodi, 18, a soldier taken hostage from his base near the Erez Crossing on October 7, 2023, was identified as one of the bodies returned by Hamas overnight, his family said Wednesday morning, ending a two-year saga in which the fates of some of the victims remained unknown.
Until now, Nimrodi’s death had not been confirmed but Israel had expressed “grave concern” about him. The return of his body was the first confirmation that he was killed in captivity.
Alon Nimrodi, Tamir’s father, told Channel 12 in an emotional interview Wednesday that he felt “fortunate” to have final confirmation of his son’s death, and emphasized that the “struggle” was not over until all 21 remaining deceased hostages still held by Hamas are brought back to Israel.
“This is the moment that we so feared, the moment I refused to believe would come,” he said “The whole time, I said if there was a 0.01% chance, I would burn the world for Tamir to come home alive and well, but unfortunately, we got the news this morning.”
He added, “We feel fortunate – which is a terrible thing to say about your own son who was killed in Gaza, your eldest son who was kidnapped – but I mean to say that we are lucky to have received his body back.”
“In a certain sense, there is some relief, because there is now the certainty… there is a certain easing in knowing that our son has returned to us, even if it’s in this coffin,” he said, before breaking down in tears.
After sharing details about his son, whom he called his “hero,” Nimrodi reiterated that “the struggle isn’t over” and thanked the IDF soldiers “who allowed us to breathe right now” upon the return of the hostages.
The Hostage Families Forum also paid tribute to Nimrodi, noting that he had completed 10 months of his military service before he was abducted to Gaza.
“During his service, he felt like he had found his purpose and had interviewed for officer training only a week before he was taken hostage. His friends and family say he was a social and caring man. Tamir was not supposed to be on base on October 7 but volunteered to stay for that weekend [which coincided with Simhat Torah] so his friends could celebrate the holiday at home with their families.”
He is survived by his parents, Herut and Alon, and sisters Amit and Mika.
The family of slain hostage Uriel Baruch, whose body was returned to Israel last week, laid their loved one to rest in Jerusalem on Sunday, two years after he was killed by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023.
The former hostage’s wife, Racheli Baruch, said she began writing his eulogy on October 13, 2023, after hearing that her husband’s friend, Michel Yoav, was murdered while they fled the Nova music festival together.
In March 2024, Israeli authorities determined that Baruch had been killed on October 7 and his body taken to Gaza.
Racheli spoke of their love and their six years of marriage, which included their two sons, Shalev and Ofek.
Roee Baruch, one of Uriel’s two brothers, said he never gave up on the fight to bring Uriel’s body home.
“People told me so many times, ‘Enough, rest, move on,’” he said. “But Uriel, I want you to know — I never gave up on you, not for a single second. Even when it seemed hopeless, even when everything was total darkness, I kept going and didn’t stop — because you are my brother, and I will never, ever give up on my brother.”
He said Uriel, whom he calls “Badalu,” had become a brother to all the people of Israel.
“People everywhere, across the country and around the world, prayed, hoped, embraced, supported, and cried with us,” Roee said. “Everyone feels like they knew you. You’ve become a symbol of peace, love, hope, and unity.”
“Always the first to help”
The hostage’s mother, Naomi Baruch, said she never imagined a moment like this, “not with you wrapped in a flag inside a coffin, not buried in the ground. I imagined the moment when I would run to embrace you, hold you close to my heart so it could finally heal.”
Naomi praised her late son as “a devoted father to Shalev and to Ofek; when you spoke to them your eyes sparkled. I always said that your name was special — [literally:] the light of God.”
Uriel’s father Amir eulogized his son as “always the first to help, always a person of goodwill, always with a smile, with love,” and asked his son to “continue to light up our lives from above, like you lit it up from below.”
Eitan Levy, 53, has been confirmed as one of the bodies returned by Hamas last night, the Hostages and Missing Families forum announces.
Levy, from Bat Yam, was listed as missing for more than 40 days before being officially recognized as a hostage. After 62 days, the Israel Defense Forces informed his family that he was presumed killed while in captivity in Gaza.
A cab driver, Levy, dropped a passenger off in Kibbutz Be’eri around 7:15 a.m. on October 7, 2023. He then called his son, Shahar, to tell him about the Hamas missiles. While on the phone, Shahar heard his father run into a Hamas ambush, and he heard Arabic shouting in the background and shooting before the call was ultimately disconnected.
After Levy was missing for 40 days, his family was informed that he was believed to be held hostage in Gaza. Then, in December 2023, authorities confirmed that Eitan had been murdered on October 7 and his body taken captive.
In August 2024, his family agreed to release graphic footage of Levy’s body being driven through the streets of Gaza and being kicked and stomped on by Gazans.
After his death was confirmed, Eitan’s family held a memorial service and sat shiva, the weeklong mourning period, but were not able to hold a funeral.
He is survived by his son, Shahar, and his sister, Sigi.
“Alongside the sorrow and the understanding that the heart will never be whole again, Eitan’s return brings some measure of solace to a family that has lived with painful uncertainty for more than two years,” the headquarters says. “We will not rest and we will not stop until all 20 hostages are returned home.”
Tom David Frey, 33 year old from Germany. Journalist and political commentator
Amit Harari, an Israeli journalist, worked on the sports channel, now works at Channel 13.
עמית הררי, עיתונאית ישראלית, עבדה בערוץ ספורט, כיום עובדת בערוץ 13
Daniel Zilberstein, 42 year old Israeli journalist, today works on Channel 13
דניאל זילברשטיין, עיתונאי ישראלי בן 42, עובד היום בערוץ 13
American tourist
October 15
*
On the morning of October 16, the Prime Minister’s office reported that Inbar Hayman and Muhammad al-Atrash had been transferred from Gaza the previous day.
The late Inbar Hayman and Noam Alon at a Maccabi Haifa game (photo: courtesy of the family)
Inbar Hayman, 27 years old, a resident of Haifa, was kidnapped on Saturday, 7/10/23, from the nature party in Kibbutz Ra’im to Gaza.
Mordi Alon, the father of her partner, said today that Heyman came to the party as a volunteer, the “Halfrit”, to people who felt unwell. “Inbar likes outdoor parties and loves to dance. On Saturday during the escape from the party she ran away with two Israeli guys. For 3 hours they ran away from the terrorists, until they were caught by two terrorists at 13:00 p.m.
One of the terrorists grabbed her and threatened her with a knife. One of the Israeli guys came to her aid with a plank, with which he attacked the terrorist. The terrorist left Inbar. The guys yelled at Inbar to run, but she froze and didn’t move. At that moment a motorcycle arrived with two terrorists on it and they kidnapped Inbar. The two Israeli guys managed to escape and reached the security forces safe and sound. They told how Inbar was kidnapped.
We have been busy the last few days going through everything on the net to look for information about Inbar. We have a video where you see 4 terrorists dragging Inbar. We know it is held by Hamas. We are doing everything to get her back. Everyone helps us, including lecturers and friends. There is a crazy commitment of people. The people of Israel at their best.”
Inbar came to Haifa from Petah Tikva and she is studying visual communication in her fourth year at Vitsu. For the past year and a half, she has been the partner of Noam Alon, who is also a student at Vizzo. “Inbar is talented and creative,” says Mordi Alon, “My son and Inbar love Haifa. Inbar lives in Masada and my son lives in Telpiot Market. She loves Maccabi Haifa. They were supposed to be in a game against Be’er Sheva in a week and go on to Sinai for a last vacation before the school year starts.”
Inbar Hayman’s funeral took place on Friday at the Yarkon Cemetery in Petah Tikva.
Muhammad al-Atrash, 39, served as a tracker in the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade, and was killed that day battling terrorists in the area of Nahal Oz, after which the terrorists took his body to Gaza.
On Thursday, Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash’s funeral was held in Sa’wa, a Bedouin town near Beer Sheba, attended by his family and mourners from the community.
He is survived by his two wives, Amna and Ktimal, 13 children and 22 siblings, according to the IDF, as well as his parents.
On Thursday morning, the slain hostage’s cousin, Nimr, told the Walla news site: “We’re sad, but at least there’s a place to bury him, after two years,” adding: “He was a good man, a leader, always a listening ear for everybody, a special person.”
Muhammad’s brother Salem told Walla: “The State of Israel must do everything to return the rest of the fallen hostages,” adding: “The rest of the families whose loved ones are [fallen] hostages there — they’re like my brothers and sisters.”
At his funeral, Gaza Division chief Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram said the final confirmation of Atrash’s death “shattered the heart.”
The IDF general told members of the Atrash family that they should “feel pride in him for his dedication and his bravery.”
*
On the morning of October 18, the remains of Eliyahu Margalit, that was transferred from Gaza to Israel in the previous evening, were identified.
Eliyahu (“Churchill”) Margalit was 76 years old on October 7, 2023. He was kidnapped by terrorists from Kibbutz Nir Oz while he was hiding in a stable. Eliyahu was killed in captivity. Israeli authorities reported of his death on December 1, 2023.
His daughter, Nili, was also kidnapped to Gaza and was released after 55 days in Hamas captivity.
He is survived by his wife Daphna, his children Noa, Danny & Nili and 3 grandchildren.
A pillar of Nir Oz, Eliyahu devoted his life to the kibbutz’s cattle – building its herd from 50 calves to thousands.
Every morning, he could be found feeding his beloved horses, also taken that day. Always tending. Always giving.
*
On October 18, the bodies of Thai citizen Sonthaya Oakharasri and Ronen Engel were handed over to Israel.
Sonthaya Oakkharasr, 30, is the deceased hostage whose remains were returned to Israel overnight Saturday. Oakkharasr was a Thai agricultural worker in Kibbutz Be’eri, approximately 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) from the Gaza border, and was murdered during the Oct. 7 massacre, then taken to the Gaza Strip.
Slain hostage Ronen Engel was laid to rest Tuesday in his home community, Kibbutz Nir Oz, with his family recalling a husband and father who was full of optimism and infectious humor.
A motorcade of motorcycles, many with Israeli flags attached, accompanied Engel’s body as he was brought to the kibbutz for burial.
Engel, 54, who was killed in the kibbutz and whose body was seized and taken to Gaza by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, was a devoted motorcycle rider. His body was returned by Hamas on Saturday evening.
His widow, daughters, and brother eulogized him as optimistic and adventurous, full of life and laughter, whose motto was “Always look on the bright side of life.”
“You were the heart of our home — the one who knew how to make us laugh even on the hardest days, with your endless humor and optimism,” said Engel’s widow, Karina Engel-Bart. “You were always smiling, always with a witty line that made everyone turn to look at you and ask, ‘Is he serious?’ — and then hear you say, ‘I’m crazy, but I’m optimistic.’”
Engel-Bart was taken hostage the day her husband was killed, along with their two daughters. They were released the following month. A son, Tom, was not at home when the attack took place.
Engel’s oldest daughter, Mika, now 20, eulogized her father, saying she’ll never get to call him “Abush” again.
“It was you and me against the world — and now it’s just me, alone against the world,” she said. “A world that’s torn me into a million pieces and is devouring me. How will I ever cope without you?
*
09:58, October 19
10:00, October 19
*
On October 19, a terrorist attack in southern Gaza killed two soldiers and one was seriously wounded.
Major Yaniv Kula, 26, from Modi’in, a commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade;
Staff Sergeant Itai Yavetz, 21, from Modi’in, a soldier in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade.
A reservist from the Gaza Division’s engineering unit was seriously wounded.
*
On October 20, the body of Tal Haimi was returned from Gaza.
Tal Haimi was born and raised in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, a few kilometers from the Gaza border. When dozens of Hamas terrorists infiltrated his hometown on October 7, 2023, he showed extraordinary bravery in defending it from the onslaught.
A third-generation resident of Nir Yitzhak, Haimi was born in 1981 and graduated from Ma’ale Habesor School. Like many of his peers, he was a member of the pioneering Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair and even dedicated a year of service to the movement after high school.
He enlisted in the IDF’s 202nd Paratroopers Battalion of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade. According to Nir Yitzhak’s memorial page, he “stood out with his skills” and was remembered as an “outstanding warrior” during his service.
Tal was a devoted husband and father. His fourth child was born in May 2024, months after his murder, a son he will never have the chance to hold.
May his memory forever be a blessing.🕯️
Never forget. Never forgive.
*
On October 22, the Prime Minister’s Office and the IDF Spokesperson’s Office announced that the bodies transferred from Gaza on October 21 had been identified. They are Nir Oz residents Aryeh (Zalman) Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar.
The death of Aryeh Zalmanovich, 85, the father of two sons and grandfather of five, was announced on December 1, 2023. He apparently died in captivity.
Reserve Warrant Officer Tamir Adar was 38 years old. He was the deputy chief of staff and a member of Kibbutz Nir Oz self defense unit. He was killed in combat a with terrorists on October 7, 2023. His body was taken to Gaza.
Today, October 25, 2025, there still 13 Israeli bodies in Hamas captivity.
Do not forget about the importance of supporting the site
Published October 25, 2025, 15:10
***
Another fraud: Gaza has handed over a remains of a dead body that had already been returned earlier.
On Tuesday night, the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine was conducting identification procedures for the remains transferred from the Gaza Strip the previous evening. This morning, reports emerged that experts were increasingly convinced that the transferred remains did not match any of the 13 abductees thatcare still in the terrorist hands.
A report was later released that the terrorists had handed over another fragment of the remains of a hostage that had previously returned. Shortly after midday, the Prime Minister’s Office issued an official confirmation: the terrorists had returned fragments of the remains of 27-year-old Ofir Tsarfati, who had participated in the Nova festival near Re’im. He was reported missing after October 7, and on November 30, his family was informed that he had been killed. In December 1, 2023, his remains were returned by the ISA and the IDF and buried in Israel.
Added October 28, 22:23