US Dual Citizen Taken Hostage Dies in Gaza, Israeli Forum Says

US Dual Citizen Taken Hostage Dies in Gaza, Israeli Forum Says
Smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip on Dec. 22, 2023. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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JERUSALEM—A U.S. dual national who was among some 240 people seized during the Oct. 7 cross-border rampage by the Hamas terrorist group in southern Israel has died in captivity in the Gaza Strip, a group representing hostages’ families said on Friday.

Gadi Haggai, 73, also held Israeli citizenship, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said. Drawing on various information sources, an Israeli government-appointed committee has been declaring some hostages dead in absentia.