The Israeli army confirmed the deaths of six hostages aged between 23 and 40 at the hands of Hamas, Reuters reported. Sky NewsThey were “brutally murdered” shortly before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday evening.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, an Israeli resident and US native, was kidnapped at the Nova festival on October 7. In April, Hamas released a video purportedly showing him with an amputated arm. The older brother of two sisters is described as an “ardent basketball fan.” Hapoel Jerusalem”.
Eden Yerushalmi, 24, was working at the Nova Festival bar on the day of the Hamas attack. The aspiring Pilates instructor alerted authorities and her family: “Shani, they caught me,” she told one of her two sisters.
Alexander Lobanov, 32, also worked at a bar at a music festival in Gaza and helped evacuate some people from the scene, but was captured as he fled. He leaves behind a five-month-old son, born while he was in captivity.
Carmel Gat, 40, was kidnapped from her parents’ home. Her mother was killed on October 7. Several of the freed hostages she taught meditation and yoga in captivity called her their “guardian angel.”
Almog Sarousi, 27, was taken away from the festival after trying to help his wounded girlfriend, who eventually died. I used to travel around Israel in a white jeep with my guitar.
Ori Danino, 25, was engaged to his wife Liel and was kidnapped from the festival while returning to clear people from the venue.