IDF confirms hostage Hamzah Zayadni killed in Gaza captivity

IDF representatives notified the Ziyadne family that their son had been killed, the military said. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 10, 2025 09:11 Updated: JANUARY 10, 2025 09:29

Hamzah al-Zayadni, taken hostage on October 7 and killed in Hamas captivity. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

Hamzah al-Zayadni, 23, who was held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was killed in Hamas captivity, the military and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Friday, following the completion of an examination by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Israel Police,

IDF representatives notified the Zayadni family that their son had been killed, the military said. 

IDF troops found the bodies of Youssef Zayadni and his son Hamzah in a tunnel in the area of Rafah in southern Gaza and returned them to Israel.

They were both taken hostage alive from Holit on October 7, 2023 and were killed in Hamas captivity, the IDF said.

Hamzah al-Zayadni, taken hostage on October 7 and killed in Hamas captivity. (credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

 

"Zayadni was a nature lover who had a deep affection for animals and was beloved by his friends," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum noted following the announcement. 

Zayadni left behind a wife and two children.