Who Is Hannah Katzir? Aged Israeli Hostage Reported Lifeless

The armed department of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad has reported the demise of aged Israeli hostage Hannah Katzir, who was captured throughout the October 7 assaults.

Al-Quds Brigades fighters are separate from Hamas, however allied to the group and claimed to have taken as much as 30 folks hostage alongside the estimated 240 kidnapped by Hamas.

On October 7, hundreds of Hamas fighters launched a shock assault from Gaza into southern Israel, killing 1,200 Israelis, predominantly civilians, and kidnapping round 240 extra. Greater than 12,700 Palestinians, two-thirds of them girls and minors, have been killed for the reason that struggle started, in line with the Well being Ministry in Gaza, in line with The Related Press on Saturday morning.

Islamic Jihad blamed Israel for Katzir’s demise and wrote on Telegram in messages translated by Reuters: “We beforehand expressed our willingness to launch her for humanitarian causes, however the enemy was stalling and this led to her demise.”

Studies of Hannah’s demise come amid an announcement by Hamas and Israel that fifty hostages held by the Palestinian militant group are to be launched, later confirmed in an announcement by President Joe Biden.

Turkish state-run information outlet Anadolu Company quoted an announcement from Islamic Jihad that mentioned: “We announce the demise of settler Hannah Katzir, whom we had beforehand expressed our willingness to launch for humanitarian causes. However the procrastination of the enemy led to the lack of her life.

“In gentle of this announcement, we renew our affirmation of renouncing our accountability in the direction of our enemy prisoners in gentle of the barbaric and frenzied bombing of each inch of the Gaza Strip.”

A spokesperson for the Israeli Protection Forces didn’t instantly reply to questions on claims that Katzir had been killed when approached by Newsweek on Wednesday.

The 77-year-old was taken from her house at Kibbutz Nir Oz, the place 38 folks had been killed and one other 75 kidnapped, together with 86-year-old Arye Zalmanovich who Hamas mentioned had died from a coronary heart assault final week.

Officers from the Al-Quds Brigades beforehand claimed they had been ready to launch Katzir for humanitarian causes on November 9, Israeli shops reported.

Katzir was a mom of three and a grandmother of six and born right into a household of Holocaust survivors, in line with a tribute on Twitter, previously X, written by Avraham Berkowitz, the president of nonprofit steering firm AZ Advisors.

Hamas killed Katzir’s husband Avraham “Rami” Katzir throughout the assaults, The Occasions of Israel reported. The pair had been married for 55 years and had been among the many founders of the kibbutz.

The publication additionally recognized Katzir’s son, Elad Katzir, as one other of the folks taken hostage. He was reportedly taken alongside his mom and advised his sister, Carmit, in a cellphone name that fighters had entered his house.

A video launched by Islamic Jihad earlier than her reported demise confirmed Katzir in a wheelchair studying out an announcement. She mentioned she cherished her household and wished everybody nicely.