An Israeli-American man kidnapped by terror group Hamas along with his wife on Oct. 7 is confirmed to have died in captivity in Gaza.
Gadi Haggai, 73, and his American-born wife, Judi Weinstein, 70, were taking their regular morning walk around the Nir Oz kibbutz when it came under attack.
Weinstein captured the moment the alert was sounded at the kibbutz on a video shared on a group chat before the pair were themselves attacked and wounded.
According to The Times of Israel, she then called for medical help but the ambulance sent to help came under fire.
“She said they were shot by terrorists on a motorcycle and that my dad was wounded really bad,” said Iris Weinstein Haggai, the couple’s daughter,
“Paramedics tried to send her an ambulance. The ambulance got hit by a rocket,” she added.
Gadi Haggai’s death was confirmed by Kibbutz Nir Oz, which said his body was being held by Hamas while his wife remained in captivity. Haggai had previously been listed as one of 80 people taken hostage at the kibbutz, which had 400 residents.
Born in northern Israel, Haggai was a keen musician who served as a flautist with the Israel Defense Forces Orchestra. He later went to live in the United States, where he met his wife and became a keen jazz saxophonist.
The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum said in a tribute: “Gadi was a man full of humor who knew how to make those around him laugh. A musician at heart, a gifted flautist, he played in the IDF Orchestra and was involved with music his whole life.”
It said that Haggai’s family has asked for privacy.
Israeli-American Hostage Gadi Haggai Confirmed Dead in Gaza
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An Israeli-American man kidnapped by terror group Hamas along with his wife on Oct. 7 is confirmed to have died in captivity in Gaza.
Gadi Haggai, 73, and his American-born wife, Judi Weinstein, 70, were taking their regular morning walk around the Nir Oz kibbutz when it came under attack.
Weinstein captured the moment the alert was sounded at the kibbutz on a........
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