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Hersh-Goldberg-Polin
Hersh Goldberg Polin 23
Hersh was kidnapped to Gaza, wounded, from the party in Re'im.
Neutra-Omer
Omer Neutra 22
Omer was serving as a tank commander near Gaza. He was taken captive during the battle, from an area near Nir Oz.
Benjamin-Ron
Ron Benjamin 53
Ron had been taking part in a group cycle ride near the Gaza border when the Hamas attack began and was taken hostage from there.
Mollel-Joshua-Loitu
Joshua Loitu Mollel Z״L 21

Joshua was a Tanzanian student who came to Israel to study agriculture. He was murdered and his body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Chen-Itay
Itay Chen Z״L 19

Itay fell in battle during the attack and His body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Sharabi-Yossi
Yossi Sharabi Z״L 53
Yossi was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Be'eri.
Alexander-Edan
Edan Alexander 20
Edan volunteered to join the Israeli army. He was kidnapped from his base near the Gaza border.
Weiss-Ilan
Ilan Weiss Z״L 56

Ilan was murdered during the attack on Kibbutz Be'eri and his body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Gelerenter-Itzhak
Itzhak Gelerenter 56
Itzhak was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Yerushalmi-Eden
Eden Yerushalmi 24
Eden was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Mengistu-Avera
Avera Mengistu 37
Avera wandered into the Gaza Strip in 2014, and has since been held hostage by Hamas.
Sarusi-Almog
Almog Sarusi 26
Almog was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Iluz-Guy
Guy Iluz Z״L 26

Guy was kidnapped from the party in Re'im. He was murdered while in captivity and his body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Joshi-Bipin
Joshi Bipin 23

Joshi is a Nepalese student who came to Israel to study agriculture. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Alumim.

Haiman-Inbar
Inbar Haiman Z״L 27

Inbar was a graffiti artist known by her signature "pink". She was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.

Dahan-Shaked
Shaked Dahan Z״L 19

Shaked fell in battle durring the attack. His body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Shtivi-Idan
Idan Shtivi 28
Idan was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Ohel-Alon
Alon Ohel 22
Alon was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Or-Dror
Dror Or 48
Dror was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Be'eri.
Kidar-Ofra
Ofra Kidar 70
Ofra was kidnapped from her home in Kibbutz Be'eri. She was murdered while in captivity and her body is being held hostage by Hamas.
Gonen-Romi
Romi Gonen 23
Romi was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Horn-Eitan
Eitan Horn 37
Eitan came to visit his brother in Kibbutz Nir Oz for the holiday weekend and was abducted from there.
Cohen-Nimrod
Nimrod Cohen 19
Nimrod was kidnapped from an area near the Gaza border.
Shoham-Tal
Tal Shoham 38
Tal was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri while visiting his wife's family.
Yehoud-Arbel
Arbel Yehoud 28
Arbel was kidnapped from her house in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Levy-Naama
Naama Levy 19
Naama was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Weinstein-Judy
Judy Weinstein Z״L 70

Judy went on a walk with her husband in the fields of Kibbutz Nir Oz when the attack began. She was murdered while in captivity and her body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Ahimas-Tomer
Tomer Ahimas Z"L 20

Tomer fell in battle during the attack and his body was taken hostage by Hamas.

AlZayadni-Yosef
Yosef AlZayadni 53
Yosef was kidnapped from Kibuutz Holit while working in the Kibbutz's dairy farm.
Popplewell-Nadav
Nadav Popplewell 51
Nadav was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nirim.
Cunio-Ariel
Ariel Cunio 26
Ariel was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Siegel-Samuel-Keith
Samuel Keith Siegel 64
Keith was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Katz-Ravid
Ravid Katz Z״L 51

Ravid was murdered during the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz and His body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Meir-Jan-Almog
Almog Meir Jan 21
Almog was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Berman-Ziv
Ziv Berman 26
Ziv was kidnapped from his appartment in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Svirsky-Itai
Itai Svirsky Z״L 35

Itai was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri while visiting his mother.

Miran-Omri
Omri Miran 46
Omri was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Gilboa-Daniel
Daniella Gilboa 19
Daniella was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Ohana-Yosef
Yosef Ohana 23
Yosef was kidnapped from the party in Re'im while working as a bartender.
Dekel-Chen-Sagui
Sagui Dekel Chen 35
Sagui was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Braslavski-Rom
Rom Braslavski 20

Rom was kidnapped from the party in Re'im while working as a security guard.

Levy-Or
Or Levy 33
Or was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Al-Sayed-Hisham-Shaaban
Hisham Shaaban Al-Sayed 35
Hisham wandered into the Gaza Strip in 2015 and has since been held hostage by Hamas.
Daniel-Peretz
Daniel Peretz Z״L 22

Daniel fell in battle during the attack and His body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Hamami-Asaf
Asaf Hamami Z״L 41

Asaf was the commander of the Gaza Division's Southern Brigade in the Israeli army. He fell in battle during the attack and his body was taken hostage by Hamas.

David-Evyatar
Evyatar David 23
Evyatar was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Elgarat-Itzhk
Itzhk Elgarat 68
Itzhk was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Kalfon-Segev
Segev Kalfon 25
Segev was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Berger-Agam
Agam Berger 19
Agam was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Kozlov-Andrey
Andrey Kozlov 27
Andrey was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Baruch-Uriel
Uriel Baruch Z״L 35

 Uriel was kidnapped from the party in Re'im. His family was later informed that he was murdered and his body is being held by Hamas.

Nisenbaum-Michel
Michel Nisenbaum 59
Michel left his house in Sderot when the attack began and he was kidnapped from his car.
Adar-Tamir
Tamir Adar Z״L 38

Tamir was murdered during the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz and his body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Mansour-Shlomo
Shlomo Mansour 85

Shlomo came to Israel after surviving the Farhud pogrom in Iraq and helped establish Kibbutz Kissufim. He was kidnapped from his home in the kibbutz.

Cunio-David
David Cunio 33
David was taken with his family from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Buchshtab-Yagev
Yagev Buchshtab 34
Yagev was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nirim.
Lifshitz-Oded
Oded Lifshitz 83
Oded was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Bibas-Kfir
Kfir Bibas 10 months
Kfir was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Munder-Abraham
Abraham Munder 79
Abraham was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Ben-Ami-Ohad
Ohad Ben Ami 35
Ohad was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri.
Brodsky-Kiril
Kiril Brodsky Z״L 19

Kiril fell in battle durring the 7/10 attack. His body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Bibas-Shiri
Shiri Bibas 32
Shiri was kidnapped from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Herkin-Maxim
Maxim Herkin 35
Maxim was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Louk-Shani
Shani Louk Z״L 23

Shani was murdered during the attack on the party in Re'im and her body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Wenkert-Omer
Omer Wenkert 22
Omer was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Haggai-Gad
Gadi Haggai Z״L 73

Gadi went on a walk with his wife in the fields of Kibbutz Nir Oz when the attack began. Gadi was injured badly and kidnapped. He was murdered while in captivity and his body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Levinson-Shay
Shay Levinson Z״L 19
Shay was kidnapped from an area near the Gaza border.
Ariev-Karina
Karina Ariev 19
Karina was serving at an army base near Gaza when she was kidnapped.
Yehoud-Dolev
Dolev Yehoud 35
Dolev was kidnapped from his house in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Cooper-Amiram
Amiram Cooper 85
Amiram was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Goldin-Hadar
Hadar Goldin Z״L 32

Hadar served as an officer in the army and fell in combat during Operation Protective Edge in 2014. His body has since been held hostage by Hamas.

Albag-Liri
Liri Albag 18

Liri had just started military training at an army lookout near the Gaza border when Hamas attacked and kidnapped her from her base.

Shaul-Oron
Oron Shaul Z״L 30

Oron served as a soldier in the army and fell in combat during Operation Protective Edge in 2014. His body has since been held hostage by Hamas.

Alkadi-Qaid-Farhan
Qaid Farhan Alkadi 53
Qaid was kidnapped from Kibbutz Magen while working there in security.
Horn-Iair
Yair Horn 45
Yair was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Kalderon-Ofer
Ofer Kalderon 53
Ofer was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz
Berman-Gali
Gali Berman 26

Gali was kidnapped from his apartment in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

Engel-Ronen
Ronen Engel Z״L 54

Ronen was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was murdered while in captivity and his body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Goldin-Oren
Oren Goldin Z״L 34

Oren was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz at an unknown condition. Later his family was informed that he was murdered and his body is being held captive by Hamas.

Alatrash-Mohammad
Mohammad Alatrash 40
Mohammad is a father of 13. His family was informed that he is being held captive in Gaza.
Nimrod-Tamir
Tamir Nimrod 19
Tamir was taken hostage from his base near the Erez Crossing.
Sharabi-Eli
Eli Sharabi 51
Eli was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Be'eri.
Angrest-Matan
Matan Angrest 21
Matan was kidnapped to Gaza from Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Baruch-Sahar
Sahar Baruch Z״L 24

Sahar was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri and was killed during a failed attempt to rescue him.

Dancyg-Alexander
Alexander Dancyg 75
Alex is a scholar and historian of the Holocaust. He was taken from his home in Nir Oz.
Samerano-yonathan-Mordechai
Yonathan Mordechai Samerano Z״L 21

Yonathan was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.

Cohen-Eliya
Eliya Cohen 27
Eliya was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Trupanob-Alexander-(Sasha)
Alexander (Sasha) Trupanob 28

Alexander was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Idan-Tsachi
Tsachi Idan 51
Tsachi was taken captive by Hamas terrorists from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Zangauker-Matan
Matan Zangauker 24
Matan was kidnapped from his house in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Bibas-Yarden
Yarden Bibas 34
Yarden was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Buskila-Esther-Amit
Amit Esther Buskila 28
Amit was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Metzger-Yoram
Yoram Metzger 80
Yoram was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Rudaeff-Lior
Lior Rudaeff 61
Lior was taken from Nir Yitzhak during the attack.
Damari-Emily
Emily Damari 27
Emily was kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Zalmanovich-Aryeh
Aryeh Zalmanovich Z"L 85

Aryeh was one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was kidnapped from the kibbutz and later murdered while in captivity. His body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Steinbrecher-Doron
Doron Steinbrecher 30
Doron was kidnapped from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Argamani-Noa
Noa Argamani 26
Noa was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Ziv-Shlomi
Shlomi Ziv 40
Shlomi was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Yahalomi-Ohad
Ohad Yahalomi 49
Ohad was wounded and then kidnapped from his house in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Peri-Chaim
Chaim Peri 79
Chaim was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Yablonka-Chanan
Chanan Yablonka 42
Hanan was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Danino-Ori
Ori Danino 24
Ori was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Shem-Tov-Omer
Omer Shem Tov 21
Omer was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Bibas-Ariel
Ariel Bibas 4
Ariel was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Manny-Godard
Manny Godard Z״L

Manny was murdered on 07/10 during the attack on kibbutz Be'eri. His body was taken to Gaza and has been held captive since.

Margalit-Eliyahu
Eliyahu Margalit Z״L 75

Eliyahu was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was murdered while in captivity and his body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Mor-Eitan-Abraham
Eitan Abraham Mor 23

Eitan was kidnapped from the party in Re'im while working as a security guard.

Oz-Daniel
Oz Daniel Z״L

Oz was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. He was murdered in Gaza captivity and his body has been held since.

Bohbot-Elkana
Elkana Bohbot 34
Elkana was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Libman-Elyakim
Elyakim Libman 24

Elyakim was kidnapped from the party in Re'im while working as a security guard.

Chaimi-Tal
Tal Chaimi Z״L 42

Tal was murdered during the attack and his body was taken hostage by Hamas.

Atzili-Aviv
Aviv Atzili Z״L 49

Aviv was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was murdered while in captivity and his body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Levy-Eitan
Eitan Levy Z״L 53

Eitan was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri. He was murdered while in captivity and his body is being held hostage by Hamas.

Goren-Maya
Maya Goren Z״L 56

Maya was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. She was murdered while in captivity and her body is being held hostage by Hamas.

AlZayadni-Hamzah
Hamzah AlZayadni 22
Hamzah was kidnapped from Kibbutz Holit while working in the Kibbutz's dairy farm.
Hernandez-Oryon
Oryon Hernandez 30
Oryon was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Gat-Carmel
Carmel Gat 39
Carmel was taken from Kibbutz Be'eri.
Lobanov-Alexander
Alexander Lobanov 32
Alex was kidnapped from the party in Re'im while working as a bartender.
Gvili-Ran
Ran Gvili Z״L

Ran was awaiting surgery in the hospital when the attack began, but when he heard what was going on he left and went to try and give aid. He was kidnapped from an area near the Gaza border by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7 and had been killed that day.

Mozes-Gadi-Moshe
Gadi Moshe Mozes 79
Gadi was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Gilboa-Dalal-Guy
Guy Gilboa-Dalal 22
Guy was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.
Yair-Yaakov
Yair Yaakov Z״L 59

Yair was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7. He was murdered that day and his body has been held in Gaza since.

Kupershtein-Bar
Bar Kupershtein 22

Bar was kidnapped from the party in Re'im while working as a security guard.

Or-Avinathan
Avinathan Or 30
Avinatan was kidnapped from the party in Re'im.

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