Mother of soldier Nachshon Wachsman dies, 30 years after his kidnapping and murder

3 March 2025, 9:23 pm

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The mother of an IDF soldier and dual Israeli American citizen kidnapped and murdered by Hamas in the West Bank has died, 30 years after the incident. Esther Wachsman was 76 year old.

Her son, Nachshon Wachsman, was abducted in October 1994 while hitching a ride near Jerusalem. He was held for six days, while his mother Esther made an appeal to Israelis to pray for him.

Israel eventually mounted a failed attempt to rescue Wachsman, which resulted in his death, as well as the death of one of the soldiers in the extraction force, and the injury of several more. His captors were all killed in the raid.

Since Nachshon’s death, Esther committed herself to commemorating him.