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Hamas On October 7, 2023, the last 20 surviving hostages taken hostage were freed in exchange for the release of hundreds of surviving hostages during the attack on southern Israel. palestinian Prisoner. Hamas has returned the remains of nine hostages, but the process to return the bodies of the final 19, as called for in the ceasefire agreement, has stalled.
Hamas says it has not been able to access all the remains because they are buried under debris after Israel’s two-year offensive. Gaza StripIsrael has accused the militants of dragging their feet and threatened to resume military operations if all remains are not returned.
Here’s a look at the hostages whose remains have not been returned.
Tamir Adar, 38
Tamir Adar was a farmer and a third-generation member of Kibbutz Nir Oz. He loved hiking and spending time in nature with his children. Adar was a member of the kibbutz’s emergency first response team and left his family in a safe room in their home to help defend the community when Hamas attacked.
In the last message he sent to his wife before he was killed in the attack, he wrote, “Don’t open the door for anyone, even if I’m the one asking you to open the door.”
Adar’s grandmother, 85-year-old Yafa Adar, was abducted on 7 October by militants who took her to Gaza on a golf cart, only to be released a few weeks later under a ceasefire. Adar is survived by his wife and two children.
Sahar Baruch, 25
Sahar Baruch of Kibbutz Beeri loved science, Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and fantasy books. He participated in chess competitions and was about to start an electrical engineering degree when he was kidnapped. He had previously worked as a mechanic in the army. He and his brother Idan were at their mother’s house on October 7. Idan was killed in the attack.
After Sahar was held captive for three months, the Israeli military said he was killed during a rescue operation. He is survived by his parents and two other siblings.
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Itay Chen was an Israeli American who was kidnapped along with two other members of his tank battalion, Daniel Peretz, who also died, and Matan Angrest, who survived and was released from captivity on Monday. According to the Hostages Families Forum, Chen loved basketball and studying human biology.
Chen, originally from Netanya in central Israel, was killed on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. His father, Ruby Chen, has been meeting frequently with American leaders to return all the hostages, including the remains of the dead, to Israel. Itay Chen is survived by his parents, two brothers, and a dog named Gucci.
Amiram Cooper, 84
According to the Hostage Families Forum, Amiram Cooper was one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, an economist and the author of three poetry books. Cooper was kidnapped alive from Nir Oz on 7 October along with his wife Nurit, who was released after 17 days. Cooper was shown with two other elderly hostages in a Hamas video filmed under duress. In June 2024, Israel confirmed that Amiram was killed. He leaves behind Nurit, three children and nine grandchildren.
Oz Daniels, 19
Oz Daniel was an Israeli soldier who was killed on 7 October. His body was taken from his tank along with three others. He was a talented guitarist who started playing guitar at the age of 9. He practiced for long hours even during his army service and dreamed of becoming a professional musician. According to the Hostages Families Forum, her favorite band was Guns N’ Roses. He is survived by his parents and twin sister.
Ronan Engel, 54
Ronen Engel was born and raised in Tel Aviv, but in 2010 he moved to Kibbutz Nir Oz. He volunteered as a paramedic with Magen David Adom and traveled around Israel on his motorcycle. He was a talented photographer and loved refurbishing old junk. On October 7, Engel was killed while attempting to protect his family. His wife, Karina, and two of their three children were abducted and released in a ceasefire the following month.
Minoo Goddard, 73
According to Kibbutz Berry, Menny Goddard was a professional soccer player before enlisting in the Israeli army and serving in the 1973 Mideast War. He held various positions in the kibbutz, including running its printing press.
On the morning of October 7, Goddard and his wife, Ayelet, were evacuated after their home caught fire. She hid in the bushes for several hours before the militants found and killed her. She was able to tell her children that Menni had been killed before she died. The family held a double funeral for the couple. His four children and six grandchildren survive.
Hadar Goldin, 23
Hadar Goldin’s remains are the only remains preserved in Gaza before the war. The Israeli soldier was killed on August 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire came into effect to end that year’s war between Israel and Hamas. Based on evidence found in the tunnel where Goldin’s body had been taken, including a blood-soaked shirt and prayer rugs, the Army immediately determined that he had been killed in the attack.
Goldin is survived by her parents and three siblings, including a twin brother. Before he was killed he had proposed to his fiancée. Earlier this year, Goldin’s family marked 4,000 days since his body was transported. The army earlier this year recovered the body of another soldier killed in the 2014 war.
Ran Gvili, 24
Ran Gwili, who served in an elite police unit, was recovering from a broken shoulder in a motorcycle accident, but ran to the aid of fellow officers on October 7. After helping people escape from the Nova music festival, he was killed fighting at another location and his body was taken to Gaza. The army confirmed his death four months later. He is survived by his parents and a sister.
Tal Hammy, 42
Tal Haimi, a fourth-generation resident of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, was a mechanical engineer, camping enthusiast, and emergency response team member. He was killed on 7 October while fighting terrorists at the entrance to the kibbutz. He is survived by his father, wife Ila and four children. Their youngest child was born seven months after the attack.
Assaf Hamami, 41
Colonel Assaf Hamami was the commander of the Southern Brigade of the Israeli Army since 2022. According to Israeli media, Hamami was the first person in the military to announce that Israel was at war at 6:37 am on October 7, less than 10 minutes after the attacks began. Hamami and two of his soldiers were killed and their bodies were taken to Gaza. The remains of the other two soldiers were recovered in July 2024. Hamami is survived by his wife and three children.
Eliyahu Margalit, 76
According to the Hostage Families Forum, Eliyahu Margalit managed the cattle farm and horse stables at Kibbutz Nir Oz for many years and was a “shepherd at heart.” Margalit was abducted from the stable on the morning of 7 October while he was feeding horses. His daughter, Neeli Margalit, was abducted and released during the November 2023 ceasefire.
Joshua Loitu Molele, 21
Joshua Mollel was a Tanzanian agriculture student who arrived at Kibbutz Nahal Oz just 19 days before October 7. He had completed agricultural college in Tanzania and hoped to gain experience in Israel to apply back home. Two small Palestinian militant groups posted graphic footage on social media showing their fighters stabbing and shooting Mollel, Human Rights Watch reported. He is survived by his two parents and four siblings in Tanzania.
Omar Neutra, 21
Israeli American Omer Neutra was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He moved to Israel to join the army as a volunteer. Omar played football, basketball and volleyball and captained several teams in his school. He was kidnapped along with the rest of the tank crew.
In December 2024, the army announced that Omar had been killed in the 7 October attack. Neutra’s parents were regular attendees of protests in the US and Israel, and they addressed the Republican National Convention last year.
Dror or, 52
Dror Orr was a father of three who managed a dairy farm on Kibbutz Berry and was an expert cheese maker. On 7 October, the family was hiding in their safe room when terrorists set the house on fire. Dror and his wife Yonat were killed. His two children were abducted and released during the November 2023 ceasefire.
Sonthaya Okkharashree
Sonthaya Okkharasree was an agricultural worker Thailand Who was working in Kibbutz Berry. His 7-year-old daughter is alive. A total of 31 workers were kidnapped from Thailand on October 7, the largest group of foreigners held in captivity. Before October 7, about 30,000 people from Thailand worked in Israel, the majority in farming. The area around the Gaza Strip is a rich agricultural sector for Israel that employs many foreign workers.
Sudthisak Rinthalak
Sudthisak Rinthalak was a farm worker from Thailand who worked at Kibbutz Berry. According to media, Rinthalak was divorced and had been working in Israel since 2017. Rinthalak was one of three Thai hostages whose bodies were kept in Gaza. Israeli soldiers recovered Nattapong Pinta’s body in June. The Thai Foreign Ministry has said that 46 Thais have been killed during the battle, in addition to three Thai hostages.
Lior Rudeff, 61
Lior Rudeff was born in Argentina and moved to Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak at the age of 7. He volunteered as an ambulance driver for more than 40 years and was a member of the community’s emergency response team. He was killed fighting terrorists on the morning of 7 October and his body was brought to Gaza. Rudeff has four children and three grandchildren.
Arie Zalmanovich, 85
Ari Zalmanovich moved with friends to Kibbutz Nir Oz in the early days of the kibbutz, where he worked in agriculture and specialized in growing wheat. According to a hostage kept with him, Zalmanovich died about five weeks into captivity in Gaza. He had two sons and five grandchildren.
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