A hostage featured in a Hamas propaganda video was killed during a doomed rescue mission by Israeli forces, the military has now confirmed.
The Israel Defense Forces initially denied Hamas claims that Sahar Baruch, 25, an electrical engineering student kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, had been killed in such an operation to free hostages.
But on Wednesday, it informed the Baruch family that their son’s death occurred during a special forces mission on the night of December 7, the Times of Israel reported.
“Our hearts are with the family of Sahar Baruch, who was brutally kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas, which continues to use psychological warfare and inhumane actions,” the IDF said in a statement, according to Haaretz.
“We see Hamas as responsible for the hostages’ well-being, and we expect them to continue to use psychological warfare against Israel and the world through the distribution of these videos and other means, in their efforts to achieve their murderous objectives,” he added.
Sahar Baruch, 25, an Israeli university student kidnapped by Hamas and seen in a propaganda video before his death, was killed during a rescue attempt, the Israel Defense Forces revealed. Telegram Sahar Baruch looked forward to his year at Ben-Gurion University before he was kidnapped by Hamas, according to reports. Hostage and Missing Family Forum
The army said it could not determine the cause of death – and whether it was the result of friendly fire during the failed raid or assassination by terrorists.
Two soldiers were seriously injured during the rescue effort, according to the outlet.
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Baruch’s death was initially announced on December 9 in a joint statement issued by Kibbutz Be’eri and the Forum for Hostages and Missing Families.
His body has not been returned.
She was kidnapped from the kibbutz, where she was her grandmother and her soldier brother Idan on the day terrorists launched their attack on the Jewish state.
The IDF said it would “continue to accompany the Baruch family and other hostage families as needed,” adding that it was “working in all ways, intelligence and operational, to return the hostages home.”
Officials believe that 129 hostages remain in Gaza – not all of them alive – after 105 civilians were freed by Hamas during a ceasefire in late November.
Four hostages were released earlier.
One hostage, Ori Megidish, was rescued by the IDF.
Baruch had just returned from South America when he was kidnapped. karenivers/X
The bodies of eight hostages have also been found and three hostages were mistakenly killed by Israeli forces.
Kibbutz Be’eri and the Forum for Hostages and Missing Families said in their statement: “It is with great sadness and broken hearts that we announce the killing of Sahar Baruch who was kidnapped from her home by Hamas terrorists to Gaza and killed there.
“His brother Idan was killed by Hamas on October 7. We share in the unbearable grief his parents, Tami and Roni, his brothers, Guy and Niv, his family, and all his loved ones,” they wrote of Ben-Gurion. University student.
Sahar Baruch Family Handout
“We will demand the return of his body as part of any hostage return agreement. We will not stop until everyone is at home,” the statement added.
Just before the Hamas attack, Baruch returned from a trip to South America and couldn’t wait to start the school year, and planned to find a place to live in Be’er Sheva, a town in the Negev Desert.
In a final message to his mother, Baruch wrote: “Burning to death is more painful,” possibly as an explanation for why he and his brother left the safe room before escaping the fire, Haaretz reported.
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