An Israeli hostage abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 from the Supernova music festival has been confirmed dead.
Inbar Haiman, described as a “creative girl full of joy,” was murdered at some point after she was kidnapped from the desert rave, the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum said Friday.
Haiman’s cause of death was not confirmed by the Forum. Her body is still believed to be in the Gaza Strip, the Times of Israel added.
Haiman, 27, was a visual communications student from Haifa, in northern Israel, the Forum said.
She was remembered as a “gifted” and “creative girl full of joy,” the Forum’s announced read.
Haiman is survived by her parents, brother, and her partner, Noam Alon, the Times of Israel said.
She was volunteering at the festival when Hamas attacked in the early hours, the outlet reported.
Inbar Haiman is survived by her partner, Noam Alon. Sky News
She texted Alon, who told her to avoid the roads where the armed terrorists were killing fellow revelers while they tried to flee.
The young woman’s boyfriend and family eventually lost touch with her, and shared a description of her tattoos and outfit on social media in a desperate bid for information.
Two witnesses eventually told the frantic loved ones they saw Haiman – who they recognized from her distinctive leggings – hiding under a stage with friends, before running to take cover under a bush, the Times of Israel explained.
Haiman was from Haifa, in northern Israel. Einav Somech/Facebook
A pair of terrorists armed with knives eventually hauled the 27-year-old away and drove off with her on a motorbike.
Haiman’s family later was shaken by a video Hamas posted on Telegram, which appeared to show her bloodied and beaten while surrounded by four men.
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“The video came as a kind of relief. The other option – that she was dead – was far worse. Knowing that she’s now a hostage in Gaza isn’t easy – it’s something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy – but it’s better than the alternative,” Noam Alon told The Guardian of the upsetting footage in late October.
One of Alon’s relatives also paid tribute to Haiman in a tear-jerking Facebook post after her death was confirmed Saturday.
Haiman texted her partner about the Hamas attack before they lost contact. Mordehai Alon/Facebook
“The heart could no longer contain the pain, the shaking between despair and hope. Inbar is no longer with us. Inbar will not come back alive,” Nirit Lavie Alon wrote.
News of Haiman’s death comes one day after the Israel Defense Forces claimed to have recovered the bodies of two soldiers and one civilian who were also taken hostage by Hamas, per the Times of Israel.
Inbar Haiman was described as a “creative girl full of joy.” Gali Lev/Facebook
On Saturday, the IDF verified that three male hostages had been inadvertently shot and killed by its soldiers. The Israeli Defense Force also confirmed the deaths of 21 of the hostages held by Hamas – a number that only increased the anxiety of the families still waiting for news of their loved ones.
“We are playing Russian roulette,” Ruby Chen, whose son Itay is among the 128 people still being held hostage, told the Times of Israel outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.
“We can’t go on like this any longer. Each day we don’t know when we will be the one to get a knock on the door,” Chen lamented.
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