In a tragic announcement Thursday evening, Kibbutz Be’eri has stated that Dror Or, who was abducted during Hamas’ attack on Israel, has been murdered and his body is being held in Gaza.
Dror Or was the father of Noam and Alma Or, who were released after being held captive in Gaza for 50 days. He was also the father of 18-year-old Yahli, who was not at home during the attack and was therefore unharmed.
The three children have been orphaned, as their mother, Yonat, was also killed on the day of the attack.
In February, Alma Or shared on Instagram that she was unaware of her mother’s death while she was held in captivity.
A statement released by the kibbutz on Thursday evening stated, “A committee of experts that convened today with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Health, the intelligence agencies, the Israel Police, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Chief Rabbi of Israel, determined based on the findings presented to it that Dror Or is not among the living.”
“Dror was a devoted father to three children, Yahli (18), Noam (17) and Alma (13), a loving partner to Yonat Or who was murdered on October 7, son of Yuval and Dorit Or and brother of Elad and Dana who worked the entire time for his release from captivity. Noam and Alma were also kidnapped to Gaza and were returned to Israel as part of the hostages deal.”
The statement continued, “The Be’eri community has always held on to the hope that Dror will return alive from captivity to his children, parents, brother and sister. Every day that passes kills our friends, our families. We must do everything so that all the hostages return to their families, we are running out of air,”
{Matzav.com}