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• Edan Alexander: Kidnapped while on patrol at a kibbutz near the Gaza border
• Itay Chen: (May his memory be for a blessing) He was killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, at the age of 19, and his body is still being held in Gaza.
• Sagui Dekel-Chen: At 35 years old he was taken hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists.
• Hersh Goldberg-Polin:(May his memory be for a blessing) He was 23 years old when he was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, where his left arm was blown off by one of several hand grenades thrown into a bomb shelter, killing many young music festival attendees. His last texts to his parents were "I love you" and "I'm sorry." He was murdered along with 5 other captives by Hamas terrorists shortly before his body and the 5 others were recovered by the Israel Defense Forces on September 1, 2024. They were held captive for almost 11 months.^[2]
• Gadi Haggai: (May his memory be for a blessing) At the age of 73 he was murdered by Hamas terrorists while lying in a field near his home on Kibbutz Nir Oz. His body is still being held in Gaza.
• Judith Weinstein Haggai: (May her memory be for a blessing) At the age of 70 she was murdered by Hamas terrorists in a field near her home on Kibbutz Nir Oz. Her body, along with her husband's, is still being held in Gaza.
• Omer Neutra: At the age of 21, he was removed from his tank as he was protecting innocent civilians from Hamas terrorists who were invading his country. He was last seen on 7 October 2023 lying injured next to his tank.^[3] On 2 December 2024, the IDF announced that a committee of experts, based on evidence, concluded that he had been killed on 7 October and his body taken hostage to Gaza. He was born and raised in the United States, and was an American citizen and volunteered to serve in the IDF as a lone soldier.^[4] (May his memory be for a blessing.)
• Keith Siegel: At the age of 64, he and his wife were taken hostage. His wife Aviva was released on November 26, but he is still held in Gaza.

In honor of International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women, these are the names, ages and faces of the thirteen women cruelly being held as captives by Hamas terrorists, alive and dead as of 27 November 2024.

The following thirteen women are still in captivity:

1. * Romi Gonen, 24
2. * Naama Levy, 20
3. * Liri Albag, 19
4. * Ofra Keider, 70
5. * Shiri Bibas, 33
6. * Inbar Hayman, 27
7. * Emily Damari, 27
8. * Karina Ariev, 20
9. * Agam Berger, 20
10. * Doron Steinbrecher, 31
11. * Arbel Yehoud, 29
12. * Daniella Gilboa, 20
13. * Judy Weinstein Haggai, 70. (May her memory be for a blessing)

The following five women's bodies have been recovered:

1. Maya Goren, 56 (May her memory be for a blessing)
2. Carmel Gat, 39 (May her memory be for a blessing)
3. Eden Yerushalmi, 24 (May her memory be for a blessing)
4. Shani Louk, 22 (May her memory be for a blessing)
5. Amit Buskilla, 28 (May her memory be for a blessing)

The following woman was rescued by Israel:

• Noa Argamani, 26