Jerusalem, 26 November, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s National Center for Forensic Medicine confirmed on Wednesday morning that the body returned by Hamas the previous day was Dror Or of Kibbutz Be’eri.
Or, 49, was a chef and award-winning cheesemaker. Dror was seen being taken captive with his wife and two of their three children from their burning home.
The body of his wife, Yonat, was found several days after the attack. The children, Noam and Alma, were release during a temporary ceasefire in November 2023. Another son, Yahli, was not at Be’eri that day.
Israel confirmed Or’s death based on intelligence in May 2024.
Or is survived by his three children, his parents, and two siblings.
Around 1,200 people were killed and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken captive by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel. The bodies of Israeli Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili and Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak remain in Gaza.
s and one Thai national are still held in Gaza.
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