Hanan Yablonka
42 years old
Tel Aviv
Hanan Yablonka, 42, of Tel Aviv, was a devoted father of two who loved sports and music. He made a spontaneous decision with friends to attend the Supernova festival. After the Hamas attack began, Hanan fled toward the Mefalsim area, where he was murdered on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. His family spent months hoping he was alive before his remains were recovered by the IDF in May 2024.
Hanan Yablonka, 42, of Tel Aviv, was murdered while attending the Nova Music Festival at Kibbutz Re'im on October 7 and his body abducted to Gaza. He was attending the festival with three friends who were also murdered in the attack. His body was located in the Gaza Strip and returned to Israel on Thursday night (23 May 2024). After being forensically identified, Israeli authorities notified the family on Friday. He is survived by his parents and two children.