Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza

Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday, was a campaigner for peace and had many Palestinian friends.

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He was a man of peace, a campaigner for, and a friend of, Palestinians.

He was dragged from his home by Palestinian gunmen on 7 October and killed in captivity after being taken to Gaza alive.

The return of his body on Thursday was devastating news for Ms Lifschitz and her family, particularly her mother Yocheved who was also a hostage but returned alive and now will not be able to reunite with her husband of 63 years.

After identifying Oded's body, the head of Israel's National Institute of Forensic Medicine said he had been killed in captivity more than a year ago. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said he "was murdered in captivity by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization."

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