Hannah Katzir, who was launched together with 50 different hostages held by Hamas in a deal in November 2023, died on the age of 76, Kibbutz Nir Oz introduced on Tuesday.
“With nice sorrow, we announce the passing of Kibbutz member Hannah Katzir, of blessed reminiscence, following a chronic battle with advanced medical points after her launch from captivity,” the assertion learn.
Her funeral is about to be held at Kibbutz Nir Oz at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
Katzir was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and was returned within the November hostage deal of final yr. Her husband, Rami, was murdered throughout the bloodbath.
Prior to her launch, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed she had been killed in a strike carried out by the Israel Air Force whereas being held in captivity.
Her daughter, Carmit, had written in December final yr that her mom returned from captivity “each heartbroken and with severe cardiological points, together with damaged coronary heart syndrome.”
About two weeks after her launch, her well being deteriorated considerably, and he or she was hospitalized in vital situation. Her daughter revealed on the time that Hannah had returned from Gaza with extreme coronary heart issues.
Hannah had shared harrowing particulars of her abduction along with her household. She was taken to Gaza violently, positioned on a motorbike, and fell off throughout the journey. Along the best way, her captors threw stones and even sweet at her. When she arrived, she spent a number of days alone.
“Those had been the toughest days,” stated Carmit. Later, Hannah joined different kibbutz members, however the circumstances remained dire. “She was in horrible misery, and the therapy was surprising. They instructed them issues like, ‘No one is ready for you, there isn’t any Israel, no kibbutz, nobody desires you.
A lady with a ‘entire coronary heart’
Katzir is described by family and friends as being a lady with a “entire coronary heart” who will at all times “give to others.”
“Mom was a loyal spouse, a loving mom, and a lady who embodied pure love. Her coronary heart couldn’t face up to the insufferable ache since October 7. Each day our family members stay in captivity places their lives at better threat. We should act now to safe a complete settlement to deliver again all 100 of our brothers and sisters,” Carmit stated.
Katzir labored as a nanny for a few years within the kibbutz, and her acquaintances described her and her murdered husband, Rami, as “a dynamic duo, an inseparable couple.”
The Hostage Families Headquarters issued a press release mourning Katzir’s passing: “We bow our heads with grief on the lack of former hostage Hannah Katzir, of blessed reminiscence. She was kidnapped from her dwelling in Nir Oz on October 7 and launched after 49 days. Her husband, Rami, of blessed reminiscence, was murdered of their secure room that day, and her son, Elad, of blessed reminiscence, was taken alive, killed in captivity, and introduced again for burial in Israel. We share the profound sorrow of the Katzir household.”
