Slain Hamas hostage's family fights for the release of those still in Gaza

Oded Lifshitz was 83 years aged erstwhile helium was ripped from his location successful Kibbutz Nir Oz on with his wife, Yocheved, during Hamas' attacks against Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023. Yocheved returned to Israel live successful October 2023 and has been advocating for different hostages’ merchandise ever since. On Feb. 20, 2025, Oded returned to Israel successful a coffin. His family, however, has not fixed up anticipation for those who stay successful Gaza.

Daniel Lifshitz, Oded and Yocheved’s grandson, told Fox News Digital that, portion the hostages who person returned person brought immoderate airy backmost to Kibbutz Nir Oz, thing tin truly beryllium done until each the hostages are back. As of the clip of this writing, 13 hostages taken from Nir Oz are inactive successful Gaza, and not each of them are alive.

Daniel Lifshitz speaks astir his gramps during the ceremonial for Oded Lifshitz connected Feb. 25, 2025 successful Nir Oz, Israel. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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When speaking to Fox News Digital, Daniel described his precocious gramps arsenic a "warrior of peace," explaining that portion Oded served successful 4 wars, helium besides fought for the rights of minorities.

Oded and Yocheved were bid activists who helped Palestinian pediatric crab patients from Gaza transverse into Israel for chemotherapy. In the eulogy she delivered astatine her husband’s funeral, Yocheved discussed their activism and said they "were deed by a unspeakable onslaught by those we helped connected the different side," according to the Times of Israel’s translation.

Daniel explained that his grandma felt betrayed not by Hamas oregon Islamic Jihad, but by Palestinian civilians who she and her hubby had spent years helping. 

"After October 7, they didn't — we didn't spot the Palestinians going to protestation extracurricular against Hamas, going to protests for the merchandise of the hostages, which they cognize if they would merchandise each the hostage is that volition beryllium besides the extremity of the war," Daniel told Fox News Digital. "And they request to amusement that they don't privation Hamas, and that is wherever my grandma she feels truly large betrayal due to the fact that it’s for whom we try."

Pictures of the Bibas household and Oded Lifshitz, 84, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, onslaught by Hamas and past killed, are displayed adjacent to candles successful the eating country successful Kibbutz Nir Oz, aft their bodies were handed implicit to Israel nether the presumption of a ceasefire betwixt Hamas and Israel, connected the time of Lifshitz's funeral, successful Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel Feb. 25, 2025.  (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

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Oded’s assemblage was returned alongside those of Ariel and Kfir Bibas. The boys’ mother, Shiri Bibas, was expected to beryllium successful the 4th coffin, but her remains were not determination erstwhile the coffin arrived successful Israel. Her assemblage was returned 2 days later.

"… their instrumentality unneurotic is symbolizing the nonaccomplishment of the planetary assemblage for maine due to the fact that successful those cars came a 9-month-old baby, the lone babe held hostage successful the satellite with an 83-year-old great-grandfather, the lone great-grandfather wellness hostage world," Daniel told Fox News Digital. 

Daniel Lifshitz walks holding his grandmother's released hostage Yocheved Lifshitz's hand, during the "International Rally - United We Bring Them Home" rally successful Hostage Square connected May 18th, 2024 successful Tel Aviv, Israel.  (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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Daniel grew up with Shiri’s sister, Dana, who told Fox News Digital that she is similar a sister to him.
When asked astir the differences betwixt the Biden medication and the Trump administration’s handling of the situation, Daniel told Fox News Digital that Trump’s squad is "more creative."

"If 1 happening doesn’t work, they don’t continue. They effort to bring different solution," Daniel told Fox News Digital.

In the look of tragedy, the Lifshitz household has refused to springiness up anticipation that the remaining hostages, live and dead, volition 1 time instrumentality location to Israel. Daniel besides hopes his grandma volition beryllium capable to get immoderate remainder erstwhile she knows the hostages are home.