Slain hostage Oded Lifshitz to be laid to rest in Kibbutz Nir Oz today

25 February 2025, 7:49 am

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Oded Lifshitz (Amiram Oren)

Oded Lifshitz, who was slain in captivity and his body returned to Israel by Hamas last week, will be buried today in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Members of the public were asked to accompany the path of his coffin from Rishon Lezion to Nir Oz with Israeli flags.

Oded was kidnapped along with his wife, Yocheved, who was freed a few weeks later. Israeli authorities determined that he was killed in captivity more than a year ago, at age 83.

The couple’s grandson, Daniel, tells Army Radio that his grandmother said “we have today, the moment we bury him [to mourn], but tomorrow, we keep fighting to bring everyone back.”