Gad Haggai
73 years old
Kibbutz Nir Oz
Gad Haggai, 73, of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was a retired chef, jazz musician and gifted flutist who had played in the IDF Orchestra. His family and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum remembered him as a warm man full of humor who knew how to make those around him laugh. He and his wife, Judy Weinstein-Haggai, raised four children at Nir Oz and had seven grandchildren. On October 7, the couple were on their regular morning walk when Hamas terrorists attacked and shot them. Gad was killed, his body was taken to Gaza, and his remains were recovered in June 2025.
Gad Haggai, 73, of Kibbutz Nir Oz – Abducted from his home by Hamas terrorists together with his wife on October 7, he was subsequently murdered in Hamas captivity. His family was informed of his death on December 22. his body, and the body of his wife Judy Weinstein-Haggai were recovered in a joint IDF - Israel Security Agency (ISA) operation and returned overnight (4-5 June 2025) to Israel.