Israel says an elderly Gaza hostage was killed in the attack on October 7th

Israeli forces have said an elderly Israeli man was killed during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and his body was taken hostage in Gaza.

Iraqi native Shlomo Mansour (86 years old) was accused of gunman at his home in Kibbutz Kisfim. His wife, Mazal, manages to escape.

The military said the decision to confirm Shlomo’s death was based on intelligence collected in recent months and was approved by the Ministry of Health’s expert committee.

His name is on the list of 33 hostages in the Israeli government, released by Hamas, and tensions are rising in the first phase of the growing ceasefire contract.

So far, 16 living Israeli hostages have been released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons since January 19th. Hamas has also given over five Thai hostages.

The remaining 17 Israeli hostages – two children, one woman, five men over 50, and nine men under 50 are due to be released in the next three weeks . Both sides say that eight of those hostages are dead but have not been named.

On Monday, Hamas said that unless we, Qatar and Egyptian mediators, are said to be Israeli violations, including permits for shelters and medical supplies, this weekend’s next three groups. We warned that we would postpone scheduled releases.

The threat has prompted US President Donald Trump to suggest that if Israel cancels the deal and does not release all hostages by midday on Saturday, it will be “broken in hell.”

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Hamas’ move was completely in violation of the ceasefire agreement and told Israeli forces to prepare for a possible scenario in Gaza.

Shlomo Mansour was born in Baghdad and survived Fahhd Pogrom in 1941 against the Jewish community in Iraq’s capital.

He moved to Israel with his family at the age of 13 and was found at Kibbutz Kissfim, who worked in a chicken coop and an eyewear factory.

On October 7, 2023, hundreds of Hamas-led gunmen stormed the boundary fence of Gaza in Israel, attacking many nearby Israeli communities, including Kissufim. They killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others to Gaza as hostages.

Shlomo and Mazal, who have five children and 12 grandchildren, fled to a safe room in their home that day, but a group of gunmen fired at the door and were able to open it. Mazal was hiding in the bathroom, but they found Shlomo, handcuffed him and took him out of the house.

On Tuesday, Israeli forces said they told the Mansoors that he was later killed by gunmen and that they had taken his body back to Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and his wife Sarah expressed sincere distress to their families following the “bitter news.”

“We will not be resting or silent until we are returned for Israeli burial,” he added.

“We will continue to act in a set and relentless manner until we return all of the hostages: our lives and our deceased.”

The Hostage and Missing Family Forum represents part of the hostage relatives, saying, “We share the deep sadness of the Mansoor family.”

On Monday, in response to Hamas’ threats to postpone the next hostage release, the forum will ask mediators to help mediators effectively restore and implement the ceasefire contract so that the remaining 76 hostages can be brought home. I called out.

“Recent evidence from the people announced and the shocking conditions of hostages announced last Saturday leave no doubt – time is essential, and all hostages are in this horrifying situation We must be urgently saved from this.”

The Israeli government was furious at the debilitating state of 34-year-old Eli Sharabi (52), who was paraded in front of the Deia al-Bara crowd before being handed over to the Red Cross.

The Israeli doctors who treated Sharabi and Levi said they were “injured,” and hospital officials said Ben Ami had “severe nutritional therapy and lost a significant amount of weight.” “I did.”

Meanwhile, Aron Owell, 24, a family member of another hostage, said on Sunday he received the first signs of being alive from Mr Levy and Mr Sharabi, who were captured with him. .

“Since his invitation, Aron has been detained in the harsh conditions of Hamas underground tunnels without access to daylight or basic human necessities,” the statement said.

“We’ve been informed that Aaron is injured in his eyes. What’s more, he’s been held in a particularly severe prisoner of war due to a severe food shortage.”

The Ohel family also urged the Israeli government to promote negotiations with Hamas in the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.

More than 48,200 people have been killed in Gaza since Israeli forces launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the attack on October 7th.