Tamir Adar, killed while fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, named as second slain hostage returned overnight

22 October 2025, 3:37 am

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Tamir Adar, 38, was killed and abducted by Hamas terrorists while he was defending his kibbutz, Nir Oz, on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

The Prime Minister’s Office names the second slain hostage returned overnight as Tamir Adar, 38, a Kibbutz Nir Oz resident whose body was abducted to Gaza after he was killed while fighting to repel the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel.

Adar set out on the morning of October 7 to support Nir Oz’s local security team when news of the attack began to arrive. He told his wife and children to stay locked in their reinforced room.

His grandmother, Yaffa Adar, was also kidnapped that day and released 48 days later.

Tamir is survived by his wife, Hadas, children Asaf and Neta, his parents Yael and Moshe, and three siblings, Nir, Inbar and Roni, as well as several grandparents.