Hundreds Attend Funeral of Slain Hostage Meny Godard

Israel says militants have returned remains of 1 of the last 4 hostages in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel identified the returned body as that of Meny Godard, who was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel. His wife, Ayelet, was killed during the attack.

Thousands mourn as slain hostage Meny Godard is laid to rest at Kibbutz Be'eri

Godard’s return came 769 days after he was taken into Gaza; mourners placed the EuroCup basketball trophy won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, his favorite team, on his grave

Meni Godard, killed on Oct. 7, laid to rest in Israel after body returned from Gaza

Godard was laid to rest at Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza border, where he had been killed along with his wife, Ayelet, and kidnapped to Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Hundreds Attend Funeral of Slain Hostage Meny Godard

JERUSALEM – Hundreds gathered Monday at the cemetery of Kibbutz Be’eri for the funeral of Meny Godard, 73, who was killed in the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and whose body was held hostage for over two years. His wife, Ayelet Godard, 63, was killed alongside him in the attack. President Isaac Herzog, delivering […]

Herzog attends funeral of Meny Godard, killed during Oct. 7 massacre

"When you look around at the gravestones of all the friends and family buried in Be'eri's cemetery, you can see: Hamas terrorists murdered the best of humanity on Oct. 7," said Isaac Herzog.The post Herzog attends funeral of Meny Godard,…