BDE: Hannah Katzir, Hostage Released In Last Year’s Hostage Deal Passes Away

With great sadness we report that Chana (Hannah) Katzir, a former Hamas hostage has passed away just over one year after her release from captivity.

She was 77 years old.

Katzir was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th and released in November of 2023 in the hostage deal. Her husband, Rami, was killed in the massacre, and her son Elad was murdered in captivity in January; his body was returned to Israel in April.

During her time in captivity, Katzir’s medical condition deteriorated, and she was hospitalized following her return to Israel.