The remains of the body of Eliakim Liebman, who was defined as a kidnapper, were recently found in the grave of Victoria Gorlov, who was also murdered in a Hamas attack. Representatives of the IDF, the Ministry of Health and the Institute of Forensic Medicine informed Liebman’s family today (Friday) that he was murdered in the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7. According to the announcement, the determination is based on findings found in the field as well as an investigation led by the IDF, the police, the ministry Health and the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
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Following the chaos in the collection and identification of some of the bodies from the Hamas attack on October 7, the Ministry of Religion ordered the opening of many graves in order to re-locate body parts. According to information in the possession of “Haaretz”, the death of several other murdered people who were considered abductees was determined after the reopening of the graves of the murdered in Israel.
The Director General of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Yehuda Avidan, instructed the Kadisha companies in Rishon Lezion and Tel Aviv not to share with Zaka Tel Aviv in anything related to the ministry’s activities regarding the victims of the war. Avidan claimed that Zaka Tel Aviv officials leaked that the remains of Elikim Liebman’s body were found in the grave of another murdered woman, after he was identified as a kidnapper. In his announcement, Avidan wrote that “the ministry intends to carry out a comprehensive investigation and make sure that these things do not happen again. The ministry will continue to carry out its work exclusively with the families.”
Liebman is the son of the former head of Kiryat Arba council, Eliyahu Liebman. “Forum Tikva”, which accompanies families of abductees, expressed its condolences to his family. In the announcement it was stated that Liebman worked as a security guard at the “Nova” party in the Yaer Ra’im parking lot, and that he assisted in the rescue of many of the participants in the event. The date of his funeral has not yet been determined. “Out of our pain and brokenness, we continue to pray for the safe return of all the abductees, and for the complete victory of the people of Israel,” said Liebman’s family.
Liebman was named after his uncle, who was murdered in a terrorist attack in 1998. He was the fourth child among eight brothers and grew up and was educated in Kiryat Arba. In high school, he started studying at the Lev Institute, then moved to a fellowship yeshiva. During these years, he participated in the Hila program, where he met his best friends – among them Eitan Mor, who was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip on October 7. He later studied at the Telam Preparatory School and enlisted for military service in the Golani Brigade.
After his release from the IDF, he studied cooking and began working in restaurants. He moved to Tel Aviv a few months before he was murdered, and there he worked in a restaurant. He told his friends that he dreamed of studying law and becoming a lawyer. On the morning of October 7, he called his father and whispered: “Terrorists, terrorists, there are many wounded here A shooting that needs urgent evacuation”, before starting to help evacuate the victims.
