The family of hostage Shlomo Mansour, 85, says that it received the news from the IDF today that he was killed on October 7, 2023, with “deep sorrow and heavy hearts.”
The family hail him as “the pillar of strength for our entire family. A man of high morals and values, a lover of humanity, who always helped others wholeheartedly.”
“A man with a heart of gold, golden hands, and a smile worth gold,” the family statement says.
“We call upon decision-makers to make a brave and ethical decision to bring all hostages home immediately – the living for rehabilitation and the deceased for proper burial in their homeland,” the statement says, adding thanks to the IDF soldiers who fought in Gaza to try and bring him back and the Hostage Family Forum for its support.
“Continue to support and cry out the cry of the hostages until they are all returned home,” the statement says.
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