Hamas hostage Sahar Baruch has been killed.

The 25-year-old was among the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October.

In a joint statement issued to Haaretz, Kibbutz Be’eri and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum stated: “It is with great sadness and a broken heart that we announce the murder of Sahar Baruch who was kidnapped from his home by Hamas terrorists to Gaza on Black Saturday and murdered there.

“His brother Idan was murdered by Hamas on 7 October. 

“We share in the unbearable grief of his parents, Tami and Roni, his brother, Guy and Niv, his family and all his loved ones. 

“We will demand the return of his body as part of any hostage return deal. We will not stop until everyone is at home.”

Yesterday, Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades said on Telegram its fighters discovered a special forces unit mounting a rescue attempt and attacked it, killing and wounding several soldiers.

It said a captive Israeli soldier was killed, naming him as Sahar Baruch.

Another Israeli hostage was murdered by Hamas terrorists in captivity – Sahar Baruch, a 25 year old from Kibbutz Be’eri. He was murdered in cold blood by terrorists after 2 months in captivity, while the terrorists filmed it to inflict psychological terror. And in the world they… pic.twitter.com/U9GH2cyhIt

— יוסף חדאד – Yoseph Haddad (@YosephHaddad) December 9, 2023

I prefer to remember Sahar Baruch ז״ל like this and not as he appeared in a #HamasNazi propaganda video. #NeverForget #FreeTheHostagesNow https://t.co/CsO2S2qa55 pic.twitter.com/mLO5LZ5vyv

— Karen Ievers (@karenievers) December 9, 2023

#Hamas posted a video today displaying the tortured body of the hostage Sahar Baruch who was taken hostage by #HamasTerrorists on October 7 as they attacked Kibbutz Be’eri, killing dozens and kidnapping residents pic.twitter.com/cvmW2CqPjS

— leonskee (@leeonskee) December 9, 2023