An Israeli man who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists has died in captivity, his community announced Saturday, although the IDF has yet to confirm this.
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His captors said Sahar Baruch was killed during a failed rescue mission by Israeli forces early Friday, but this has been disputed. The Israeli military has only confirmed that two soldiers were seriously wounded in an attempted hostage rescue and that no hostages were freed.
Video: Hamas terrorists captured by the IDF
Baruch, 25, was among more than 240 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, in which terrorists from Gaza also murdered about 1,200 people. Baruch's brother was killed in the attack on their community, Kibbutz Be'eri.
The kibbutz confirmed Sahar Baruch's death Saturday.
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