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Israel recognized the stays of a deceased hostage returned from Gaza as Sgt. Maj. Tal Haimi, the commander of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak’s speedy response group.
Haimi was 41 years previous on the time of his dying. In response to the Israel Protection Forces (IDF), Haimi was killed in fight whereas defending Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in the course of the Oct. 7, 2023, bloodbath. His physique was then taken into Gaza the place it was held hostage for greater than two years.
Whereas Haimi’s household initially believed he was taken alive, Israel declared him deceased on Dec. 13, 2023.
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Israel introduced Tuesday that it had recognized the stays of a deceased hostage returned from Gaza as Tal Haimi. (The Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board)
Haimi was a 3rd technology descendant of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak’s founders and a fourth-generation resident, in accordance with the Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board.
“Tal labored as a mechanical engineer and was a member of the Nir Yitzhak emergency response group. He cherished taking his household on journeys in nature and tenting outdoor. An avid software fanatic, he was identified for all the time discovering an answer to any drawback that arose,” the discussion board wrote after Haimi’s stays have been returned and recognized.
Ela Haimi, the spouse of hostage Tal Haimi, standing subsequent to her daughter, speaks at Hostages Sq. on Oct. 18, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Pictures)
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Haimi is survived by his spouse and their 4 youngsters, in addition to his father and his sister. The Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board famous that one in every of Haimi’s youngsters was born after he was murdered.
Following the identification of Haimi’s stays, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace expressed condolences for his household and reiterated its name for Hamas to launch the stays of all deceased hostages for correct burial. The IDF additionally echoed this name, demanding Hamas fulfill its obligations beneath the settlement brokered by the Trump administration.
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The Israeli military held a navy protocol for deceased hostage Tal Haimi. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
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On Oct. 13, 2025, the ultimate 20 residing hostages returned to Israel after greater than two years in captivity. In the meantime, the stays of the 28 deceased hostages have been slowly returned since then. Now, the stays of 15 deceased hostages, together with U.S. residents Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, are nonetheless in Gaza. One of many deceased hostages in Gaza is Hadar Goldin, whose stays have been held within the enclave since he was killed in battle in 2014.
