Funeral procession held for Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz

Funeral procession held for Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz after the return of his body from Gaza
A funeral procession for one of the oldest Israeli hostages taken captive by Hamas was held in southern Israel on Tuesday. The body of Oded Lifshitz, 84, was returned to Israel earlier this month under the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal.
Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz who died in Gaza laid to rest
Hundreds of people gather at a small cemetery in a southern Israeli community to bid a final farewell to Oded Lifshitz, a kibbutz founder who died in captivity in Gaza.
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"503 agonizing days of uncertainty have come to an end. We had hoped and prayed so much for a different outcome," the family said.
Hundreds attend funeral of UK-linked hostage Oded Lifshitz, 84
Dr Sharone Lifschitz, 53, of Walthamstow, east London, the daughter of peace activist Oded Lifshitz, has campaigned for all the hostages to be freed.
Palestinian group says it will release body of Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday
The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said on Wednesday that it would release the body of Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday. The group said Lifshitz was one of the hostages killed during Israeli strikes on Gaza.
IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage
Thursday marked the latest return of deceased hostages as part of the group's ceasefire deal with Israel. Israel and Hamas had confirmed the names of the four bodies returned to Israel Thursday as Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and peace activist, and Shiri Bibas and her two children -- Ariel and Kfir Bibas.
Community lays to rest Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz, who died in Gaza
Hundreds of people gathered on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) at a small cemetery in a southern Israeli community to bid a final farewell to Oded Lifshitz, a kibbutz founder who died in captivity in Gaza.
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Ideals that Oded Lifshitz lived by are ‘stronger than terror,’ German ambassador says
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Oded Lifshitz's to be buried at Nir Oz cemetery on Tuesday
The funeral for former hostage Oded Lifshitz will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Kibbutz Nir Oz cemetery."Oded was one ...