Autopsy Confirms Itzik Elgarat Tortured to Death in Hamas Captivity

Brother of Slain Hostage Says Autopsy Shows Itzik Elgarat Was Tortured to Death in Hamas Captivity

The brother of Itzik Elgarat — abducted during Hamas’s October 7 massacre and returned to Israel months later in a coffin — says an autopsy reveals he was brutally tortured to death while in captivity. Speaking Thursday, Danny Elgarat described the findings: multiple broken ribs, fractures in his toes, and a broken nose — injuries consistent, he said, with sustained violence and crushing force to the chest. “Itzik did not die of a heart attack,”…

Hostage Itzik Elgarat was likely tortured to death, autopsy shows

His brother, Danny Elgarat, announced on Thursday that his torture during interrogation—rather than a heart attack, as previously suspected—might have been responsible for his death. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News An autopsy of captive Itzik Elgarat, whose body was returned to Israel in the previous hostage deal, revealed that signs of torture were sufficient to have caused his death. His brother, Danny Elgarat, announced on Thursday that his…

Autopsy finds: Itzik Elgarat was tortured to death in Hamas captivity

Danny Elgarat revealed his brother Itzik suffered fatal injuries under Hamas captivity, showing signs of torture including broken ribs and toes during interrogation.

Slain hostage's brother: He died from severe torture during interrogation in captivity

Danny Elgarat said that an autopsy report on his brother Itzhak's body, which was returned to Israel in February, showed "a large number of broken ribs" as well as fractures in other parts of the body. Elgarat was previously believed to have died from a heart attack during interrogation

Autopsy Confirms Itzik Elgarat Tortured to Death in Hamas Captivity

JERUSALEM – Danny Elgarat, brother of Itzik Elgarat, who was abducted from Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, revealed that an autopsy released Thursday found his brother was tortured to death during Hamas interrogation. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email “Itzik didn’t die from a heart attack. His body arrived with […]

Brother of slain hostage Itzik Elgarat says autopsy shows Hamas tortured him to death

Elgarat was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7; his family was told he died of a heart attack, but his brother says an autopsy showed severe injuries from torture and newly obtained video shows him emaciated and begging for his life in captivity