Carmel Gat is Gil Dickmann's cousin, and one of the hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2024.
'I just can't stop crying': Toronto woman mourns death of cousin taken hostage by Hamas | CBC News LoadedThe Israeli Health Ministry said autopsies had determined that Carmel Gat and five other hostages were shot at close range and died on Thursday or Friday. Gat's cousin, Maayan Shavit, said the time to end the conflict and bring back the hostages has long passed.
"I just can't stop crying, I can't understand. I am very angry," she said in a phone interview, adding she plans to fly to Israel on Monday to attend her cousin's funeral. The release of Israeli hostages has been a key issue in internationally brokered peace talks intended to end the war, with Hamas vowing to release all hostages if Israel halts attacks in Gaza and releases hundreds of prisoners. Israel, for its part, insists it will not stop until Hamas has been destroyed.Shavit said Gat's whereabouts were unknown for months after she was kidnapped, only becoming clear when a group of hostages was released and reported seeing her alive and well.
Protesters block a main road to show support for the hostages during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
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