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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Germany issues condolences after body of dual citizen hostage Shay Levinson returned from Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
German Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert sends condolences to the family of dual German-Israeli citizen Shay Levinson, whose body was returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip in an overnight IDF operation after he was killed and abducted by the Hamas terror group on October 7, 2023.
In a post on X, Seibert notes that Levinson “was 19 when Hamas killed him.”
Shai Levinson, a German-Israeli, was 19 when Hamas killed him on 7/10. Now the IDF returned his body from Gaza. I just spoke to his father; our hearts are with his family and all others waiting for their loved one’s return. There must be a deal to get them out and end this war. pic.twitter.com/rCSh14MW5o
— Steffen Seibert (@GerAmbTLV) June 22, 2025
“I just spoke to his father; our hearts are with his family and all others waiting for their loved one’s return. There must be a deal to get them out and end this war,” the ambassador writes.
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