Manny Goddard's family was informed that his body was taken to Gaza. His wife, Ayelet, was murdered in an attack on their home in Kibbutz Bari on October 7.

The two left behind four children and six grandchildren. The number of abductees from Bari stands at 11, of whom six were murdered: Ilan Weiss, Ofra Kider, Sahar Baruch, Itai Sabirsky, Yossi Shaarabi and Manny Goddard.