Uriel Baruch, 35, who was taken captive from the Supernova music festival on October 7, 2023, has been confirmed as one of the bodies returned by Hamas last night, his family announces.
Baruch attended the rave with his friend, Michel Yoav, and the two fled the site of the festival in Uriel’s car when the Hamas attack began. They encountered a cell of terrorists at the Mefalsim Junction who opened fire on the car.
Uriel’s family came across videos that showed Michel shot dead in the car and Uriel on the ground nearby, but they did not know his fate. They were later told by the IDF that he was believed to have been taken captive to Gaza.
In March 2024, the IDF informed his family based on new intelligence that Uriel had been killed on October 7 and his body taken hostage. The family sat shiva, the weeklong mourning period, but did not hold a funeral.
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