Almog Sarusi
27 years old
Ra’anana
Almog Sarusi, 27, of Ra’anana, was an engineering student who loved travel and was planning to propose to his girlfriend, Shahar Gindi. When Hamas attacked the Supernova festival, Almog stayed with the wounded Shahar rather than flee. She was murdered and Almog was kidnapped to Gaza. After nearly 11 months in captivity, he was murdered by his captors in August 2024 and his body was recovered by the IDF.
Almog Sarusi, 27, of Ra’anana, was abducted to the Gaza Strip by Hamas terrorists from the Nova Music Festival on October 7. He was attending the wounds of his girlfriend Shahar, who was wounded in the attack when he was captured. Shahar succumbed to her wounds. He was held captive for over 300 days before being brutally murdered just a few days ago. On Saturday, August 31, 2024, a combined IDF-ISA force located his body and returned it to Israel.