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Hamas Hands over Body of Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Tal Haimi, Slain Defending His Kibbutz on Oct. 7
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - Hamas on Monday handed over the body of Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Tal Haimi, 41, who was the head of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's civil defense squad. He was killed while defending his community on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body was abducted to Gaza. Haimi was born and raised in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, a few kilometers from the Gaza border. He and other members of the rapid response team battled the invading terrorists at the entrance to the kibbutz until he was shot dead. Tal was survived by his wife and their four children, including a son born in May 2024, seven months after Tal was killed.