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PM’s office: Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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Oded Lifshitz (Amiram Oren)
The Prime Minister’s Office confirms that the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine has finished its identification of slain hostage Oded Lifshitz. It says that the IDF has told Lifshitz’s family that he was murdered in captivity by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
His family announced two hours ago that they had been notified.
Lifshitz, 83, a lifelong peace activist and one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was kidnapped from his home there on October 7, 2023. His wife Yocheved was abducted separately and released 16 days later.
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