Son of Oded Lifshitz eulogizes his father's return from Hamas captivity

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Son of Oded Lifshitz eulogizes his father's return from Hamas captivity

Yizhar emphasized that he firmly believed Israel made the right decision in implementing the hostage deal.

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Sharone Lifschitz: “On 7 October, my father saw his life’s work going up in flames”

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on 2 October 2024. It was republished on 20 February 2025 after Hamas released the bodies of four hostages it had held since 7 October 2023, which reportedly include that of 84-year-old Oded Lifschitz, a veteran journalist and peace activist. The other bodies released were reportedly those of Shiri Bibas and her two small children Ariel and Kfir who were just four years old and nine months o…

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Who was Oded Lifschitz? Retired journalist and activist for Palestinian rights - The Jewish Chronicle

Lifshitz was one of the oldest hostages taken and previously volunteered driving Palestinians to Israeli hospitals

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The tragic tale of Oded Lifshitz

On Oct. 7, he was shot in the hand and lost consciousness, while his wife, Yocheved, was pulled from her bed. Both were taken to the Gaza Strip.

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Oded Lifshitz's body is expected to return to Israel this morning • His son Yazhar shared in the PM: “This day does not end for anyone, even when the end is tragic - continue to pray for people and spaces that need to be returned”

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Yizhar Lifshitz, son of the late Oded Lifshitz, spoke with Geula Even-Saar and Nissim Mashal on 103fm radio about his father: "We had an update on the 20th. We knew he had been kidnapped. Someone who returned from captivity was with him for two weeks in an apartment in Gaza."