Bat Yam cab driver drove passenger to Be’eri, died in Hamas captivity
Eitan Levy spoke to his family at 7:15 a.m. Oct. 7, as a Hamas drone landed on his car. His death was confirmed on Dec. 8
The death of Eitan Levy, 52, was confirmed by the Bat Yam municipality on December 8, 2023. It is unclear from the announcement whether he was killed on Oct. 7 or was murdered in captivity. This is the story of his capture and its aftermath:
Eitan Levy, 52, a taxi driver from Bat Yam, took a passenger to Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, and has been missing since.
His son, Shahar Levy, has reported that his father left home at 6 a.m., picked up a passenger at 6:15 a.m. and arrived in Be’eri at around 7:15 a.m.
“My brother doesn’t know how to say no,” said Eitan’s sister, Sigalit, explaining that it was an unusual fare for him.
The passenger asked him the night before for the ride, and Eitan agreed to take her down south, to Kibbutz Be’eri.
That morning, Eitan spoke to his son around 7 a.m., telling him that he was dropping off his passenger.
Around 15 minutes later, he called his son again to let him know about the missile attack, and Shahar heard him shouting, “Help, it landed on the roof of my car.”
He quickly understood that his father was referring to one of the drones that Hamas used in their attack that day.
Sigalit, said that when Eitan was approached by the terrorists, he said, “Oy,” in a small, quiet voice.
With his father still on the phone, Shahar said he heard voices arguing, and Arabic being spoken in the background.
He later found out that his father was told to sit, and asked to identify himself.
About an hour later, the phone was still open and Shahar heard only Arabic being spoken, and then the phone was disconnected.
Shahar hasn’t been able to make contact with his father’s passenger and assumes she was either killed or kidnapped, like so many of the residents at Kibbutz Be’eri.
Shahar’s posts about his father include his age, his height, his black-gray hair and the fact that he has several scars on his body to identify him.