Tsahi Idan’s family confirms his body has been identified after return from Gaza

Tsahi Idan’s family now says he too has been identified, as the fourth body returned from Gaza.

Idan, 49 at the time of his kidnapping, was taken captive by Hamas terrorists from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, after his oldest daughter, Maayan, 18, was shot and killed through the safe room door.

The terrorists held Tsahi, wife, Gali, and their two other children hostage in the house for some time before grabbing Tsahi and dragging him to Gaza.

The attack on the family’s home was filmed by the terrorists using Gali’s phone and livestreamed by them to her Facebook account, as the weeping children were seen asking about their dead sister and whether they too would be killed.

Gali and the two children survived.

“The unbearable journey of our family to bring back our beloved and precious Tsahi from the hell of Gaza has come to an end,” the family says.

“Tsahi was abducted while on his feet, and we received several signs of life from him,” it says. “As of the November 2023 deal, he was still alive and was expected to be released.”

“Tsahi will be laid to rest alongside his beloved daughter, Maayan, who was murdered on October 7 while trying to help her father protect the shelter door.”