Slain Israeli Captive Oded Lifshitz Buried in Kibbutz Nir Oz

Stand for Israel  |  February 25, 2025

Hundreds of Israelis showed their love and support for Lifshitz by lining the streets as his casket was brought to Kibbutz Nir Oz on Tuesday, reports JNS:

The funeral of Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz got underway in his hometown of Kibbutz Nir Oz on Tuesday afternoon, five days after his remains were returned from the Gaza Strip for burial by the Hamas terrorist group.

Israelis holding flags lined the streets as Lifshitz’s casket made its way from the central city of Rishon Lezion to Nir Oz, local media reported.

“With a heavy heart and deep sorrow, we say goodbye to Oded Lifshitz, murdered by vile murderers,” said Rishon Lezion Mayor Raz Kinstlich. “Oded was a pioneer and founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz—a man of the people and the land—and the entire country grieves his death.” …

Lifshitz, who was 83 at the time of his abduction, was taken from his Nir Oz home during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border terror attack alongside his wife, Yocheved. The latter was released by the terror group in late 2023 as part of a ceasefire agreement with the Jewish state.