Russian-Israeli twin citizen Aleksandr Lobanov has been recognized among the many six hostages discovered useless in a tunnel within the Rafah space of southern Gaza, the Israeli Protection Forces (IDF) stated on Sunday.
Lobanov (named Alex Lubnov by Israeli officers) was seized by Hamas militants throughout their incursion into southern Israel on October 7. The 5 different hostages whose our bodies have been found on Saturday night have been Hersh Goldberg-Polin, aged 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Ori Danino, 25, Carmel Gat, 40, and Alms Sarusi, 25.
Lobanov, a 32-year-old father-of-two, lived in Ashkelon, and was kidnapped from the Nova music competition, the place he was working as a bar supervisor, based on the Hostage Households Discussion board, a corporation representing family members of the captives. In keeping with testimonies cited by the group, Alex helped to evacuate individuals and ran with 5 others to Be’eri forest, however was captured whereas they escaped.
Lobanov is survived by his spouse and two kids, one aged two and the opposite 5 months outdated. The youthful youngster was born whereas he was in captivity.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Lobanov’s dad and mom, having expressed his condolences. The chief apologized to the household for Israel’s failure to return him and the opposite 5 abductees alive.
The Hostages Households Discussion board bows its head in mourning for the homicide in captivity of Alexander Lobanov.Alexander (Alex) Lobanov (32), from Ashkelon, Son of Oksana and Gregory. Married to Michal, they’ve a two-year-old youngster and a 5-month-old child born whereas Alex was in… pic.twitter.com/wFMqKjICiu
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The warfare between Israel and Hamas erupted when the Palestinian militant group carried out a cross-border incursion ten months in the past, killing round 1,100 Israelis and taking greater than 200 hostages. Some have been later freed, both by way of prisoner swaps or through rescue operations by the Israeli military. The in depth Israeli army response has claimed almost 40,700 lives, whereas 94,060 individuals have been wounded, based on Palestinian well being officers.
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Negotiations to advertise a truce and safe the discharge of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have been ongoing for months with mediation from Qatar, the US, and Egypt. The most recent spherical of talks in Cairo failed after Hamas rejected new Israeli circumstances, casting additional doubt over peace efforts.
In keeping with Israel, 251 Israelis and international nationals have been taken through the 7 October raid, and it’s believed that 103 are nonetheless being held in Gaza.
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