Nir Oz mourns as 2 deceased hostages returned overnight
Arie Zalmanowicz, 86, one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz who was taken alive but killed in Hamas captivity, was brought back Monday to Israel together with Staff Sergeant Major (res.) Tamir Adar, 38 after the Hamas handover to the Red Cross on Tuesday night, as part of the ongoing implementation of the ceasefire deal brokered in early October. The Prime Minister’s Office stated that after completing identification procedures at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, IDF officials informed the families about their loved ones’ return.
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