BRITISH-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell has been killed in Hamas captivity, it has been claimed.
Popplewell, 51, was confirmed dead just weeks after the terror group taunted his family with a horrifying 10-second clip of him.
British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell has died in Hamas captivity
Popplewell, 51, was captured with his mother from her home in Kibbutz Nirim when Hamas launched their deadly attacks in IsraelHostages and Missing Families Forum
He was taken hostage alongside his mother Channah Peri, 79, from their home in Nirim during the horror October 7 bloodbath.
Channah and Nadav were said to have stayed together throughout captivity in a tunnel under Gaza.
Channah was later released on November 24 as part of a temporary ceasefire deal.
On Monday, the Israeli community confirmed Popplewell’s death, after Hamas claimed he died of wounds last month.
A statement read: “Kibbutz Nirim announces with deep sorrow the death of abductee Nadav Popplewell in the captivity of Hamas in Gaza.”
Popplewell’s body still remains in Gaza, The Times of Israel reports.
It comes after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Joe Biden’s demands for a ceasefire in Gaza a “nonstarter” amid his domestic turmoil.
Meanwhile, global tension and criticism surrounding the fighting in Gaza are at an all-time high.
Israel took control of the Rafah border crossing four weeks ago, marking a new escalation as they vowed to invade the refugee area to weed out Hamas.
Ben-Gvir warned in April: “If the prime minister decides to end the war without a large-scale offensive in Rafah to defeat Hamas, he will not have a mandate to continue serving as prime minister.”
Although the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claim to have eliminated terrorist targets during fighting in Rafah – Palestinian civilians sheltering have also been killed.
On May 26 an Israeli airstrike hit Tel al Sultan – an area where Gazans had been told it was safe to shelter and were living in tents.
Netanyahu’s government faced swift and fierce criticism for the lethal blow, which sparked a huge blaze in the refugee camp.
Some were burned alive in their tents while hundreds more were wounded.
Horrific images of those injured picking through the rubble for the remains of their relatives, and later for food, swept across the world.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted the next day it was “a tragic accident” as the EU warned it could impose economic sanctions.
Israeli forces later claimed that Hamas ammunition near to the refugee camp was actually responsible for the strike.
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