IDF confirms Shlomo Mantzur was killed on October 7, his body held captive to Gaza
Iraq-born chicken coop manager was taken from his home on Kibbutz Kissufim
On February 11, 2025, the IDF confirmed that Shlomo Mantzur, 85, was killed by terrorists on October 7, 2023, and his body taken hostage to Gaza. Below are the initial reports of his capture and its aftermath:
Shlomo Mantzur, 85, was taken captive by Hamas terrorists who broke into his Kibbutz Kissufim home on October 7.
On that black Shabbat morning, at least eight Kissufim residents and six Thai laborers were murdered, and around four people were abducted and taken to Gaza.
Mazal, Mantzur’s wife of 60 years, was miraculously able to escape.
Mantzur was born in Iraq, and has lived in Kissufim for most of his adult life, with Mazal.
He managed the kibbutz chicken coop for many years.
Mantzur is known as a modest man with a big heart and golden hands, who loves making things for his grandchildren.
He is beloved by his family and Kissufim community, a small, quiet kibbutz.