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We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
The family of Shlomo Mansour, 86, the oldest hostage in Gaza, was notified that the 86-year-old was murdered in captivity, Kibbutz Kissufim, where he lived, announced on Tuesday.
“Shlomo was much more than a community member to us – he was a father, a grandfather, a true friend and a beating heart of kisses. His smile, modesty and human warmth were an inspiration to us all. Our hearts are broken that we were unable to bring him back to us alive. This loss is a wound that will not heal, but our community will support and surround the family with all its strength.”
Born in Iraq, Mansour was a survivor of Baghdad’s 1941 “Farhud,” a two-day pogrom in which 180 Jews were killed, 900 homes destroyed and Jewish property looted. A carpenter and craftsman, Mansour was abducted from his home on Kibbutz Kissufim on the morning of October 7.
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“Shlomo was much more than a community member to us – he was a father, a grandfather, a true friend and a beating heart of kisses. His smile, modesty and human warmth were an inspiration to us all. Our hearts are broken that we were unable to bring him back to us alive. This loss is a wound that will not heal, but our community will support and surround the family with all its strength.”
Born in Iraq, Mansour was a survivor of Baghdad’s 1941 “Farhud,” a two-day pogrom in which 180 Jews were killed, 900 homes destroyed and Jewish property looted. A carpenter and craftsman, Mansour was abducted from his home on Kibbutz Kissufim on the morning of October 7.
Shlomo Mansour, Oldest Israeli Hostage, Murdered in Captivity
Mansour is survived by his wife of 60 years, children and grandchildren.
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