Hope vanished after 58 days: Yonatan Mordechai Semerano, who was defined as kidnapped in Gaza, was pronounced dead. Last night (Sunday), the father of the family, Kobi, posted the obituary on Facebook.
A eulogy and farewell ceremony will be held tonight at 19:00 at the family's home in Tel Aviv. Semerno, 22, who was kidnapped from the party in Reim, is survived by his parents and one brother.
Stella Semrano, whose grandson was kidnapped from the party: "We were only notified after 10 days" // Archive photo: Avi Cohen
Just yesterday, the players of Hapoel Tel Aviv's basketball team held a ceremony for Namerano. A club statement read: "The team's players went up today with shirts with a picture of Yonatan Semerno who was kidnapped to Gaza on 7.10. At the end of the game, the team captain, Bar Timor, organized a group photo with Yonatan's brother, the team's fan, Yair Semerano. We keep calling – bring them home now, everyone."
The team's players wore shirts with a picture of Yonatan Semerano, who was kidnapped to Gaza on 7.10.
At the end of the game, the team captain, Bar Timor, organized a group photo with Yonatan's brother, the team's fan, Yair Semerano.
We repeat - bring them home now, everyone. pic.twitter.com/ze5dNQKdDL
— Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) December 3, 2023
His brother Yair wrote only yesterday, hours before his death was announced: "I miss my brother, Yonatan. To his laughs, to his joy. Two whole months feels like one long, never-ending day. For two whole months I've been waiting to see him, his smile, a smile that I hope will remain on his beautiful face even when he returns from Hamas captivity, even after everything he's been through – and like me, all families want to receive their loved ones. For almost two months we have no real life, no desire for anything, no taste for food, no day and no night. Every video, every phone, every bouncing news. Yonatan is my only brother, two months in which me, mom and dad can barely breathe."
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