Joshua Mollel, 21, a farm worker from Tanzania who arrived in Israel in September to live at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, was confirmed dead on Wednesday — murdered in captivity by Hamas, according to the Israeli government.
Mollel’s death was announced along with Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak resident Tal Chaimi, 41, who was part of the security team at the kibbutz that tried to stop the attack.
Both were taken captive, but the Israeli government determined Tuesday that they had been murdered by Hamas terrorists.
The Times of Israel reported:
Mollel, 21, was abducted during the terrorist onslaught and then killed later in captivity, Nahal Oz announced.
In a Facebook post, the kibbutz said its officials were notified that his body is currently held by Hamas.
“We send condolences to Joshua’s family. May his memory be a blessing,” the statement read.
Hamas also murdered and kidnapped other foreign workers and agricultural students. Another Tanzanian, agricultural student Clemence Felix Matanga, 22, was initially thought to have been kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, but was later found to have been murdered during the October 7 attack.
Hamas is still thought to have over 130 hostages abducted from Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it will attempt to rescue them, if possible; the Israeli war cabinet has declined to send an envoy back to Qatar for negotiations.
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