Israel, Gaza and Lifshitz

Freed Israeli hostage held onto faith to get through months of captivity in Gaza
An Israeli hostage freed in the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas said faith sustained her during her captivity, and she used the few means that were available to her to observe Judaism.
Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz who died in Gaza laid to rest
Hundreds of people gather at a small cemetery in a southern Israeli community to bid a final farewell to Oded Lifshitz, a kibbutz founder who died in captivity in Gaza.
Slain hostage Oded Lifshitz's body identified after return to Israel
"503 agonizing days of uncertainty have come to an end. We had hoped and prayed so much for a different outcome," the family said.
Funeral procession held for Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz after the return of his body from Gaza
A funeral procession for one of the oldest Israeli hostages taken captive by Hamas was held in southern Israel on Tuesday. The body of Oded Lifshitz, 84, was returned to Israel earlier this month under the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal.
Palestinian Group Says It Will Release Body of Israeli Hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday
CAIRO (Reuters) -The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said on Wednesday that it would release the body of Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday. The group said Lifshitz was one of the hostages killed during Israeli strikes on Gaza.
Community lays to rest Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz, who died in Gaza
Hundreds of people gathered on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) at a small cemetery in a southern Israeli community to bid a final farewell to Oded Lifshitz, a kibbutz founder who died in captivity in Gaza.
Hundreds attend funeral of killed Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz
Hundreds of people flocked to the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz on Tuesday to pay their last respects to 84-year-old peace activist Oded Lifshitz, who was killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip. "Dad,
The Hostage I Knew
Oded came to Nir Oz in 1957, when he was 17, as one of its founders. He belonged to Hashomer Hatzair, a movement most easily ...
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‘We fought for peace, were attacked by those we helped’: Yocheved Lifshitz parts from Oded
Family, friends, neighbors and comrades bury Oded Lifshitz, 83, murdered in captivity in Gaza and brought home for burial in ...
Super grandpa and lifelong peace advocate: Family mourns slain hostage Oded Lifshitz
"He dedicated his life to helping others," the Hostage Family Forum said, adding that "his grandchildren called him 'Super ...
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Across Bay Area, hundreds share heartbreak over Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz
At a San Francisco vigil held Sunday night for hostages abducted and later killed by Hamas, there were prayers and tears.
Southern Indiana family mourns loss of loved one who was held hostage by Hamas
Hamas took Oded Lifshitz and his wife, Yochke, hostage. She was released 45 days later, but he was forced to stay.
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Yocheved Lifshitz at husband’s Oded funeral: ‘We fought for peace, were attacked by those we helped’
Our abduction and your death have shaken me to the core,” says Lifshitz at her husband’s funeral in Kibbutz Nir Oz. “We ...
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Ideals that Oded Lifshitz lived by are ‘stronger than terror,’ German ambassador says
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Oded Lifshitz's to be buried at Nir Oz cemetery on Tuesday
The funeral for former hostage Oded Lifshitz will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Kibbutz Nir Oz cemetery."Oded was one ...