Overview

• Shlomo Mansour, an 86-year-old Israeli man, was killed during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Kibbutz Kissufim, with his body taken to Gaza.
• Israeli authorities confirmed Mansour's death after months of intelligence gathering and analysis by health experts and the rabbinate.
• Mansour, a survivor of the 1941 Farhud pogrom in Iraq, was a founding member of Kibbutz Kissufim and described as a pillar of his community and family.
• Hamas had included Mansour on a list of 33 hostages to be released in a ceasefire agreement, later stating that eight hostages on the list were deceased.
• The hostage release process has stalled, with Hamas accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire, while Israeli officials prepare for potential renewed conflict.