(Photo : Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
Liora Argamani had terminal brain cancer.
The mother of rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani has died.
Liora Argamani had suffered from brain cancer. She was 61.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum announced the death in a posting on X.
"Liora's final wish was to see her daughter, Noa, back home," the group stated.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum bows its head upon receiving the news of the death of Liora Argamani of terminal brain cancer.
— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) July 2, 2024
The mother of recently rescued hostage Noa Argamani had been battling terminal cancer during her daughter's long captivity. Liora's final wish… pic.twitter.com/ekC52elMzr
"Liora spent her final days alongside her daughter Noa and her close family," it went on to say. "May her memory be a blessing."
Argamani was one of four hostages taken during Hamas' attack on Oct. 7 were saved in a dramatic rescue from the Gaza Strip in early June.
The hostages - identified as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir, 21, Andrey Kovlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40 - were captured while they were attending the Nova music festival.
Argamani, who was kidnapped at the music festival with her partner, Avinatan Or, was seen in a video being taken by motorcycle to the Gaza Strip.
Or is still believed to be a hostage.
