His body was recovered from Gaza alongside five other hostages murdered by Hamas: Eden Yerushalmi, Alex Lobanov, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, and Carmel Gat. President Herzog eulogized him and said, "I am sorry we failed to return you home safely."
The German newspaper Bild reported that the perpetrator of the shooting near the Israeli consulate in Munich is an Austrian-born man known as a radical Islamist. The suspect was shot dead by the German police. Bavaria's interior minister announced that the Israeli consulate was the target of the attack.
Massive police forces arrived at city center of Germany's third-largest city and the capital of Bavaria after an armed man opened fire at the site. The shooter was neutralized by security forces.
The airport closure, scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., was extended for several hours before a labor court ordered the unions to resume work, saying the job action to protest the death of hostages in Hamas captivity was political.
Families of hostages with dual Israeli and American citizenships said to urge Biden to negotiate separately from Israel. Administration officials tell the families they would consider "all options," but sources indicate that an agreement that does include Israel is still viewed as the best approach.
