IDF Confirms Bodies of Hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch HY”D Returned for Burial

After identification by the National Center for Forensic Medicine with Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate, IDF notified families of hostages Amiram Cooper hy”d and Sahar Baruch hy”d that their loved ones were returned from Gaza for burial.

Based on our information and intelligence, Amiram Cooper hy”d was kidnapped alive from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz by the Hamas terror organization, the IDF said. The assessment is that he was murdered in captivity during February 2024.

Amiram hy”d, 84 at his death, left behind a wife, 4 children, and 11 grandchildren. His wife, Nurit Cooper, was also kidnapped and released from Hamas captivity in October 2023.

Final conclusions will be formulated after completing the examination of death circumstances at the National Center for Forensic Medicine.

Based on IDF information and intelligence, Sahar Baruch hy”d, was also kidnapped alive from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri by the Hamas terror organization. The assessment is that he was murdered in captivity on 08/12/23.

Sahar, 25 at his death, left behind parents and two brothers. His brother, Idan Baruch z”l, and grandmother, Geula Becher z”l, were murdered in the attack on the kibbutz.

Final conclusions will be formulated after completing the examination of death circumstances at the National Center for Forensic Medicine.