Hamas hostage Amit Buskila laid to rest in Kiryat Gat: ‘You were killed for being Jewish’

Amit Buskila, whose body was recovered by Israel Defense Force soldiers in the Gaza Strip over the weekend after she was murdered during Hamas’s October 7 massacre, is laid to rest in Kiryat Gat.

Amit’s mother, Ilana Buskila, cries at the funeral, “I prayed for a different ending to the torment I’ve been through.”

“I was lucky to have you for 28 years,” she says, adding, “You wrapped me in love, you were my inspiration… you entered the hearts of the people of Israel people. We will not give in… I will take care of flattening Gaza myself.”

The military announced Friday that soldiers recovered the bodies of three hostages from the Gaza Strip, as intensive fighting raged there between Israeli forces and Hamas.

Buskila’s body was returned to Israel overnight Friday along with the bodies of two other hostages, Itzhak Gelerenter and Shani Louk.

The three were at the Supernova music festival near Re’im on the morning of the Hamas-led October 7 onslaught, where they then fled to the Mefalsim area. There they were killed by Hamas terrorists, and their bodies were then kidnapped to Gaza.

Until recently, Buskila and Gelerenter were presumed to be alive.

Her brother Shiel Buskila says at the funeral, “You dreamed of conquering the world, but now your bed is made up and empty. The mirror in your room will not see your face. The pots in the kitchen will not feel the warmth of your hands. You were killed for being Jewish.”

“Your last words were ‘Shema Israel’. Saba and Safta [grandmother and grandfather] will watch over you We will remember you,” he adds.