The body of Yehudit Weiss, one of around 240 hostages taken by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 massacre, was recovered by IDF troops in a building near Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
It was unclear whether she died in captivity or taken dead from her kibbutz by the terrorists. Her husband Shmulik Weiss was murdered that day.
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In the structure where her body was found, a significant amount of combat gear and weapons were also found, including a. Judith's husband, Shmulik Weiss was initially classified as missing, and only after two weeks, it was revealed that he was brutally murdered by Hamas.
Yehudit, who was diagnosed with breast cancer, had been classified as missing until Thursday. The family received an official notification from the IDF that Yehudit was counted among the kidnapped until Thursday.
Shmulik and Yehudit met in the Jordan Valley. They became a couple, got married, and had five children. They ended up living in Kibbutz Be'eri, where more than 100 people were brutally murdered by Hamas.
Video: Dashcam footage
That day, Yehudit and Shmulik were at their home in Kibbutz Be'eri. Contact with them was severed on Saturday at 10:07 in the morning. Four of their children – Giora, Asaf, Omer, and Daniel – live in the kibbutz and survived after taking refuge in a protected space with their grandchildren.
Family members said that Yehudit wrote in the family WhatsApp group: "We are okay, and we love you. Be strong." After IDF forces entered Kibbutz Be'eri, it was discovered that the house of Yehudit and Shmulik Weiss was burned to the ground.
Yehudit was diagnosed with breast cancer about three months ago. She was supposed to start treatments, radiation, and take pills that suppress cancer.
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