{"id":2131826,"date":"2023-12-22T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-american-in-hamas-custody-found-dead\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T15:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T20:02:39","slug":"first-american-in-hamas-custody-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-american-in-hamas-custody-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"First American detained by Hamas found deceased"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-american-in-hamas-custody-found-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2131826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A member of the public looks at a wall\u200c displaying pictures of \u200dpeople still held hostage in Gaza, on October 26, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo \u2063by Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia Flores<\/a><br \/>11:48 AM \u2013 \u2064Friday, December 22, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The first \u200dAmerican hostage taken \u200bby the\u200c Islamic\u2062 terrorist group\u200b Hamas during its raid into Israel on October\u200c 7<sup>th<\/sup> has tragically been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-signs-emergency-order-nearly-100-unaccounted-for-after-condo-collapse\/\" title=\"DeSantis Signs Emergency Order; Nearly 100 Unaccounted For After Condo Collapse\">declared dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Hostages and Missing Persons Families\u200d Forum announced the passing of U.S.\u2064 citizen\u200c Gadi Haggai.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cGadi was a man full of humor \u2062who \u2063knew how to make those around him laugh. A musician at heart, a gifted flutist, he played in the IDF Orchestra and was involved with music his whole life,\u201d the Forum said in\u2063 a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gadi Haggai, 73, was murdered by Hamas while\u200c being held hostage. \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Haggai was a retired chef and \u200djazz musician, the father of four and the grandfather of seven. He and his wife \u2063were kidnapped \u200bby Hamas on October 7\u200c while \u2063on\u2062 their morning walk. <\/p>\n<p>Murdering and kidnapping innocent\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aSuUXNqj7t\">pic.twitter.com\/aSuUXNqj7t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Deutch, CEO of American Jewish Committee (@AJCCEO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJCCEO\/status\/1738267627632369852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Haggai \u2063and his wife, Judi\u2064 Weinstein, were taken while enjoying a morning stroll outside of Kibbutz Nir Oz. <\/p>\n<p>They \u2062were ambushed by armed terrorists on motorcycles. <\/p>\n<p>According to Weinstein, who had \u200dher cell phone on her when \u2064the horrors first struck, she \u200bwas shot \u200bin the \u2063arm and wounded\u2063 in the face, while her 73-year-old husband was shot in the head.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cShe said they were shot by terrorists on a motorcycle and that my dad was wounded \u200dreally bad,\u201d their daughter Iris \u2062Weinstein Haggain\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That was the last \u200btime anyone has\u200c been\u200c able to contact the couple.<\/p>\n<p>It is currently not clear how the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) determined that Haggai had died in captivity, as \u2063Hamas officials do not release death reports on its \u2063hostages. \u200dHis\u2064 body \u200cis currently in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>However, Weinstein is still believed to be alive in \u200bGaza.<\/p>\n<p>So far, four Americans have been released as part of a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire deal brokered with the\u200b assistance of Qatar and \u2062Egypt. It \u2064is believed that seven American hostages still remain in the hands of Hamas \u2062members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Top Biden spokesman John Kirby: &#8220;We think there&#8217;s still \u200babout eight \u2064Americans that are still being held hostage&#8221; \u2064in Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nJ18lOC9vn\">pic.twitter.com\/nJ18lOC9vn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1737190661017788629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u2062informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox\u2063 for\u200b free. \u2062Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a>       <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Harvard \u2064professor \u200cAlan Dershowitz predicts swift \u200baction from\u2064 the U.S. Supreme Court \u2062regarding 45th \u2064President \u2063Donald Trump&#8217;s upcoming appeal. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Colorado Republican Party is contemplating switching \u200dto \u2062a\u2062 caucus for its presidential contest if Donald Trump is\u200c deemed ineligible\u2063 to appear on the state&#8217;s\u2062 primary ballot following a\u200d significant ruling by the Colorado Supreme \u2064Court. \u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A conservative\u2062 commentator sheds light on how \u200bthe education system\u200c has turned against \u2062Jewish people and the State of Israel. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In an exclusive interview, Truth Social CEO and former Congressman Devin Nunes shares his belief that Biden will\u200b not be the\u2064 Democratic nominee in\u200b 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22,\u2064 2023 \u200c\u2013\u200c 6:05\u2062 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced\u200c on \u2062Friday\u200c a wide range of \u2064rules aimed\u2026\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main challenges for Tesla is the speed at\u2063 which it can produce the 4680 batteries used in the Cybertruck with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-vet-defends-beheading-satanic-statue\/\" title=\"Navy vet supports beheading Satanic statue\">dry-coating technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction authors have filed\u2062 a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court accusing OpenAI\u200c and Microsoft\u2062 of misusing\u200b their books to train their\u2063 models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David\u2064 Radford reached out to\u2064 Tesla regarding data on an alleged stalker&#8217;s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How was Gadi Haggai and his wife, Judi Weinstein, captured \u200cby Hamas?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title:\u2064 Tragic Loss: American Hostage Dies in Hamas \u200bCaptivity<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>On October 7th, 2023, during a raid by the Islamic terrorist group Hamas into Israel, Gadi \u2064Haggai, the first \u2063American hostage\u2063 taken, was tragically declared\u2063 dead. The \u2063Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum announced this devastating news, marking \u2063a \u2063grim turn of events in\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-indian-hostage-crisis-teeters-on-violence-because-biden-tony-evers-do-nothing\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Indian Hostage Crisis Teeters On Violence Because Biden, Tony Evers Do Nothing\">ongoing hostage crisis<\/a>.\u200c This article aims to shed light on Gadi \u2064Haggai&#8217;s life and capture, as \u200cwell as the current state of American hostages held by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Gadi Haggai &#8211; A Life \u2064Lost:<\/p>\n<p>Gadi Haggai, an American citizen, was a man known for his humor and musical talents. As a gifted flutist, he\u200b played in\u200c the IDF Orchestra and \u2064was actively involved in music throughout \u2062his \u200dlife. The Forum, in a statement, described Haggai&#8217;s vibrant personality and his ability to bring laughter to those around him, leaving a profound impact on those who knew him.<\/p>\n<p>Captured and Brutally Slain:<\/p>\n<p>Gadi Haggai and his wife, Judi Weinstein, were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th while enjoying a morning walk outside of Kibbutz Nir Oz. They\u2063 were ambushed by armed terrorists on motorcycles, leaving Weinstein wounded in\u2062 the arm and face, while Haggai, at 73 years\u2062 old, was tragically\u200b shot \u2064in \u200bthe\u2064 head. Their daughter, Iris Weinstein Haggain, reported that her mother was able to provide limited details about the attack, confirming that her father had sustained\u2064 severe injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty and Ongoing Crisis:<\/p>\n<p>The circumstances surrounding Hamas&#8217; release of information on hostages&#8217; deaths\u200c remain murky. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Haggai&#8217;s death, but it is unclear how this determination was\u2062 made, as Hamas officials \u2063do not disclose such reports. Haggai&#8217;s body is currently in Gaza, while his wife, Weinstein, is believed \u200cto still be alive.<\/p>\n<p>American Hostages in Hamas&#8217; Grip:<\/p>\n<p>The release of four American hostages as\u200b part of a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire deal offers signs of hope but highlights the growing \u2062concern over those \u2062still in captivity. The assistance of Qatar and Egypt has been instrumental\u2063 in securing these releases, emphasizing the importance of diplomatic \u2062efforts in resolving the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Road Ahead:<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 news of this\u2064 tragic loss reverberates, it is crucial to\u200c remain informed about the ongoing situation. The \u200dHostages and Missing Persons \u200bFamilies Forum, along with various governmental\u200c and non-governmental organizations, continue their unwavering efforts to secure the safe release of all American hostages\u2063 held by \u2063Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The death of Gadi Haggai, the first American hostage captured by Hamas during\u2063 their raid into\u2064 Israel, is a somber reminder of the ongoing plight faced by\u200d those cruelly\u2062 held captive. The international community must unite in condemning acts of terrorism\u2062 and placing pressure on Hamas to release \u200call remaining hostages \u2064unharmed. As we mourn the loss of Gadi Haggai, our thoughts and prayers remain with his family and loved ones, hoping for the safe return of those still held captive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A person views photos of Gaza hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel. 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