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Israel Says Festival-Goer Kidnapped by Hamas Is Dead<!-- wp:html --><p>Reuters/Ronen Zvulun</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/israel">Israeli</a> military said Tuesday that <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1734624246616252670">it had recovered the body </a>of Eden Zakaria, a 27-year-old hostage who is believed to have been captured as she tried to escape the Oct. 7 massacre at the Supernova desert rave with her boyfriend and friends. </p> <p>Authorities did not say whether Zakaria died on Oct. 7 or while in captivity. </p> <p>The announcement comes approximately a month after her loved ones spoke out about Zakaria’s final moments of freedom, with them recalling her frantically yelling into a phone, “they’re shooting at us, they’re really close,” <em><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/taken-captive-eden-zach-zacharia-went-to-rave-for-sense-of-freedom/">The Times of Israel</a></em> reported.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/music-festival-hostage-eden-zakaria-confirmed-dead-by-israel">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Reuters/Ronen Zvulun

The Israeli military said Tuesday that it had recovered the body of Eden Zakaria, a 27-year-old hostage who is believed to have been captured as she tried to escape the Oct. 7 massacre at the Supernova desert rave with her boyfriend and friends.

Authorities did not say whether Zakaria died on Oct. 7 or while in captivity.

The announcement comes approximately a month after her loved ones spoke out about Zakaria’s final moments of freedom, with them recalling her frantically yelling into a phone, “they’re shooting at us, they’re really close,” The Times of Israel reported.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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