Italy confirms death of Italian-Israeli missing after Hamas attack

SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 17, 2023] | SaltWireROME - Eviatar Moshe Kipnis, an Italian-Israeli who had been missing since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Islamist group Hamas has been confirmed dead, the Italian foreign minister said on Tuesday.

"I am close to his family, especially his two sons whom I met during my trip to Tel Aviv," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote on social media X. An Italian foreign ministry statement said Kipnis went missing following the attack on Kibbutz Be'eri, an agricultural kibbutz 3 miles from Gaza, which was one of the first hit by Hamas."The Italian embassy in Tel Aviv is in contact with the family to assure them of any possible assistance at this difficult time," the ministry said.

The statement added that two Italian-Israeli citizens were still unaccounted for, and that the Italian government was fully committed to tracking them down.

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