Kibbutz Nir Oz announces hostage Ohad Yahalomi murdered in captivity

Kibbutz Nir Oz is now announcing that hostage Ohad Yahalomi was murdered in captivity, after his body was returned from Gaza overnight.

“Ohad, who was 50 at the time of his death, was a devoted and loving family man. He was a passionate sportsman and an avid traveler, intimately familiar with every trail and path in the desert he so dearly loved,” it says.

“For years, he worked at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, dedicating his life to the preservation of nature. Out of his deep love for the desert, he co-authored a scorpion field guide with partners and was involved in educational initiatives within the Bedouin community.

Ohad is survived by his wife and three young children.

“We will always remember him as a man of values, filled with compassion, a lover of people and the land. May his memory be a blessing.”