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PM’s office: Yahalomi, Idan and Elgarat were murdered in captivity; Mantzur killed Oct. 7
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Top row (L-R) Tsahi Idan and Ohad Yahalomi; Bottom row (L-R) Itzik Elgarat and Shlomo Mantzur (Courtesy)
Last night, the IDF informed the families of Ohad Yahalomi, Tzahi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur, and Itzik Elgarat that their loved ones had been murdered, and that their remains were returned to Israel, says the Prime Minister’s Office.
The forensic identification process was carried out by the Health Ministry’s National Forensic Medicine Center, along with the police.
Yahalomi, Idan, and Elgarat were murdered while hostages in Gaza, says the PMO, and Mantzur was killed on October 7, 2023, with his body taken and held in Gaza, according to the PMO.
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