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Remains of Canadian hostage returned to Israel, Canadian PM Carney says
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Posted on June 5, 2025
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Posted on June 5, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Judih Weinstein's remains, a Canadian hostage taken by Hamas, have been returned to Israel, as announced by Canadian PM Mark Carney.
TORONTO (Reuters) -The remains of Judih Weinstein, a Canadian citizen who was taken hostage by Hamas during its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, have been returned to Israel, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on Thursday.
"As the family grieves the unimaginable loss of both Ms. Weinstein and her husband, Gadi Haggai, who was murdered in that same horrific attack, the return of their remains is a time to begin to heal and to rest," Carney said.
(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones; Editing by Katharine Jackson)
The Canadian hostage mentioned is Judih Weinstein, who was taken by Hamas.
On October 7, 2023, Judih Weinstein was taken hostage during an attack by Hamas.
Canadian PM Carney announced that the remains of Judih Weinstein have been returned to Israel.
The return of the remains is seen as a time for the family to begin healing after the loss of both Judih Weinstein and her husband.
Judih Weinstein's husband, Gadi Haggai, was also murdered in the same attack.
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