Israel confirmed on Tuesday that an Argentine who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas was actually killed on the October 7 attack. It is 61-year-old Lior Rudaeff, who lived in kibbutz Nir Yitzhak and whose body was taken to Gaza on that day.
"Heartbreaking news. It was confirmed today that Lior Rudaeff, a 61-year-old Argentine-Israeli, was killed on October 7 by Hamas terrorists. His body has taken and has been in Gaza for 7 months. Lior leaves behind his wife, four children and grandchildren. Blessed be his memory," reads a publication by the Israeli government's X account (formerly Twitter).
