A person sits in a cage with portraits of 47-year-old Israeli hostage Elad Katzir as kin and supporters of Israeli hostages stage an indication in Tel Aviv on March 26.
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A person sits in a cage with portraits of 47-year-old Israeli hostage Elad Katzir as kin and supporters of Israeli hostages stage an indication in Tel Aviv on March 26.
Jack Guez/AFP by way of Getty Photographs
The Israeli army mentioned on Saturday that it had retrieved the physique of 47-year-old Elad Katzir — who was kidnapped in the course of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led assault on Israel and held captive in Gaza.
Katzir was from Nir Oz, a kibbutz close to the Gaza border. The small group of 400 residents was among the many hardest hit in Israel on Oct. 7.
About 50 individuals have been killed, together with Katzir’s father, and 77 have been kidnapped, together with Katzir’s mom. She was later launched alive on Nov. 24 as a part of a brief cease-fire deal.
Israel’s army mentioned its forces recovered Katzir’s physique in a single day in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. His stays have been introduced again to Israel. Israel’s army mentioned Katzir was killed in captivity.
In a Fb put up, Katzir’s sister, Carmit Palty, mentioned her brother can be buried in Nir Oz.
She additionally expressed frustration with the Israeli authorities, who she accused of not doing sufficient to safe his freedom and that of the opposite Israeli hostages as rapidly as potential.
In an interview with NPR revealed final month, Carmit Palty mentioned her brother was at all times passionate for hostages held in Gaza previous to the Oct. 7 assaults and for his or her our bodies to return to Israel.
She added that her brother protested weekly with the households of Israeli troopers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, who have been taken throughout Israel’s 2014 struggle in Gaza. He would usually say, “We won’t hand over on them,” Carmit Palty recalled.
Katzir’s mom, Hana, was among the many first hostages launched in the course of the momentary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in November. Carmit Palty mentioned that her mom returned “skinny, terrified” and was not conscious of what occurred to her husband or her son.
“She did not know something and she or he cried for them,” Carmit Palty mentioned.
Between December and January, the militant group Islamic Jihad launched two movies of Katzir begging viewers for assist. His physique’s retrieval comes about six months after his abduction and the struggle’s begin.
About 1,200 individuals have been killed in the course of the Oct. 7 Hamas assault, Israel says. Some 130 hostages stay in captivity, although some are recognized to have died.
Greater than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli assaults since then, in keeping with Gaza well being authorities. Israel’s struggle in Gaza had additionally led to mass displacement amongst Palestinians and extreme malnutrition amongst Palestinian kids.
Whereas there have been talks a few new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, a deal has not been reached.
