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86-year-old Israeli hostage dies in Hamas captivity

One of the Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian movement Hamas to the Gaza Strip has died in captivity at the age of 86.

• February 11, 2025
Shlomo Mansour
Shlomo Mansour [Credit; The Jewish Chronicle]

One of the Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian movement Hamas to the Gaza Strip has died in captivity at the age of 86.

The local authorities of the kibbutz where the hostage lived said on Tuesday.

“It is with heavy hearts that we, the members of the kibbutz, received news this morning of the murder in Hamas captivity of our dear friend Shlomo Mansour, 86.

“Mansour was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Kissufim in a Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023,’’ the Kibbutz representatives said in a statement.

The report was released by the Channel 12 broadcaster. 

(RIA/NAN)

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