Israeli-Argentine hostage died on October 7 and his body was taken by Hamas to Gaza

An Israeli citizen-Argentine kidnapped during the attack Hamas in Israel On October 7th, he was murdered the same day and his body remains in the Gaza stripreported the Hostage Relatives Forum on Tuesday.

Lior Rudaeff61 years old, “He was murdered on October 7 and his body kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas terrorists“, said the main Israeli association of family members of the hostages in a statement.

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The announcement of his death coincides with the resumption of indirect negotiations in Cairo between Israel and the Islamic movement Hamas reach a truce in Gaza strip after seven months of war.

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“The Israeli government has an important moral duty to pursue all paths in the current negotiations to bring Lior back to Israel.”, the Forum added.

Rudaeff “He deserves a dignified burial in his homeland.“and the Israeli government”He must also ensure the rapid return of all hostages alive.” the association continued.

Rudaeff was a member of the kibbutz’s security team Nir Yitshakattacked by Hamas commandos in October 7th. “For four decades, he was a volunteer ambulance driver, the first to help those in need.”, described the Forum. Was a “Argentine at heart” it is a “passionate cyclist” he added.

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The Islamist movement invaded southern Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping 250, according to an AFP count based on Israeli data.

Israel estimates that, following a hostage exchange with Palestinian prisoners in November, 128 people remained in captivity in Link and that 36 of them died.

The retaliatory offensive launched by Israel has so far left 34,789 people dead in Gaza, the vast majority of them civilians, according to the Ministry of Health of the Hamas government in the Palestinian territory.

Source: Elcomercio

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