KFAR MAAS, ISRAEL: Two hostages whose our bodies have been recovered from Gaza final week have been buried in Israel on Monday (Sep 1) in separate ceremonies attended by household and pals.
The stays of Idan Shtivi, 28, and Ilan Weiss, 56, have been returned on Friday, almost 23 months after they have been each killed within the Hamas-led assault of Oct 7, 2023.
Shtivi, a scholar and volunteer photographer on the Nova music competition when militants stormed the location, was laid to relaxation in Kfar Maas in central Israel. His mom, Dalit, wept in her eulogy, asking her son to “forgive me for not having the ability to defend and maintain you secure.” His coffin was draped with an Israeli flag.
For months after the assault, Shtivi’s household had hoped he was alive, earlier than authorities knowledgeable them close to the primary anniversary of the assault that he had been killed. He had tried to flee the scene with two wounded folks however misplaced management of his automobile, which was later discovered riddled with bullets.
Weiss, a member of his kibbutz’s emergency response workforce, was buried in Beeri, close to the Gaza border. His spouse Shiri and daughter Noga have been kidnapped throughout the assault however launched in a truce the next month.
