Who is Noa Marciano? Hamas releases disturbing hostage video of 19-year-old IDF soldier presumed dead
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Nearly five weeks after IDF soldier, Noa Marciano, was abducted along with over 240 Israelis by Palestine-based Hamas terrorists during a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, the Israeli Army on Tuesday confirmed her identity. This came after the armed wing of the Palestinian group published a video showing the 19-year-old woman in captivity.
Who is Noa Marciano?
1. Noa Marciano, who reportedly turned 19 while in Hamas captivity on October 12, 2023, was from Modi’in.
2. The 19-year-old, who served in the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps of the 414th Regiment in the IDF, was an army spotter at Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
3. In the video circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter, Noa Marciano, who is being held in Gaza, is seen speaking to the camera before the footage continues to display her dead body with a large wound at the back of her head.
4. While IDF confirmed that Noa Marciano died while in Hamas captivity, Israeli press omitted to report the same, citing the video as a propaganda tool aimed to incite "psychological terrorism."
The Israel Defense Force has Confirmed that 19 y/o Noa Marciano, an IDF Soldier who was taken Hostage by Hamas during the Surprise Attack against Southern Israel on October 7th has Died and that her Family has been Notified; the “Al-Qassam Brigades” of Hamas released a Video… pic.twitter.com/pJUY84KHIX
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) November 13, 2023
5. According to the 19-year-old's mother, Adi Marciano, her daughter was hiding inside a bomb shelter in the Nahal Oz kibbutz in southern Israel when she was taken by Hamas.
6. On Oct 7, Noa Marciano reportedly called her mother from the bomb shelter where she was seeking refuge from the gunfire after Hamas attacked the Kibbutz. She and her friends fled in pyjamas after they heard shots being fired outside their home. It was the last time she heard from her daughter before she was kidnapped by Hamas along with her friends.
7. Her mother revealed the day after the attacks, Hamas circulated a series of photos of hostages, including her daughter, who was handcuffed but alive.
The family of Noa Marciano has been notified of the footage circulating on social media. "Our hearts are with the Marciano family whose daughter, Noa, was brutally kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization. The IDF and all the relevant bodies will continue to support her family, as well as all of the families of the hostages and missing persons," a statement read.
On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian militant group Hamas penetrated Israel from Gaza and attacked nearby communities, including Nahal Oz kibbutz, killing more than 1,400 people in communities, army bases and at a music festival in the south of the Jewish state.
