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Friday, December 22, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Friday, December 22, 2023
Kibbutz Nir Oz announces hostage Gadi Haggai, 73, is dead; body held in Gaza
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New Yorker and Canadian citizen Judih Weinstein and her husband, Gad Haggai, have been missing from Kibbutz Nir Oz since October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)
Kibbutz Nir Oz announces that 73-year-old resident Gadi Haggai, abducted on October 7, is dead.
It does not say how it received the information, but adds that Haggai’s body remains in the hands of Gaza terrorists. Haggai was a father of four and grandfather of seven.
His wife Judith remains captive and is believed to have been wounded during the attacks.
The two were out on a morning walk in the kibbutz fields when the October 7 attacks began. According to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, before they were taken, Judith had time to notify friends by phone that the two were shot and that Gadi was seriously wounded.
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