Family of kidnapped IDF soldier, 18, only found out he was dead when remains returned: ‘The moment we so feared’

Government

The family of a teenage Israeli soldier, who spent more than two years thinking he might have survived the horrors of Oct. 7, 2023, only found out that he had died when his remains were returned this week. Tamir Nimrodi’s family had their worst fears confirmed Tuesday when the 18-year-old was one of three dead Israelis returned by Hamas — along with other remains that turned out not to be a hostage’s. “This is the moment that we so feared, the moment I refused to believe would come,” Tamir’s