The Israeli army announced on Saturday April 6 that it had recovered the body of a hostage in Khan Younes, south of the Gaza Strip, during the night.
The assassination of Elad Katzir, who was 47 years old at the time of his kidnapping on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, “according to information” of the Shin bet (Israeli domestic intelligence service) summer [perpétré] in captivity by the terrorist organization Islamic Jihad », according to a press release.
His mother, Hanna, also taken hostage, was released on November 24 as part of the only truce in six months of war between Israel and Hamas. His father, Avraham, was killed the day of the attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on the kibbutz.
The body of Elad Katzir was repatriated to Israel, where he was formally identified, further clarified the army, which expressed its “deepest condolences to the family”. “Our mission is to locate and bring the hostages home”she added.
But for Carmit Palty Katzir, Mr. Katzir’s sister, to free him alive “could have been possible if an agreement on the hostages had been reached in time. Our leaders are cowardly and driven by political considerations, this is why an agreement has not yet been reached”.
“Elad was taken from his home in Nir Oz alive and in one piece, and was filmed twice during his captivity” by his jailers, underlines Mme Katzir on his Facebook account. “Prime minister, war cabinet, coalition members [gouvernementale]. Look at yourself in the mirror and say that your hands are not covered in this blood”she adds.