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Roy Edan
רועי עידן
Born(1978-11-11)11 November 1978
Died7 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 44)
Kfar Aza, Israel
OccupationPhotojournalist

Roy Edan (Hebrew: רועי עידן‎; 11 November 1978 – 7 October 2023) was an Israeli photojournalist working for Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth who was murdered by Hamas terrorists in the Kfar Aza massacre.[1]

Career

Edan was a member of the faculty at Camera Obscura Art School.[2] As a news photojournalist for Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth he covered events in the Gaza Strip region for twelve years.[3] His video footage from the early hours of 7 October 2023 is considered to be the initial documentation of the attack on Israel.[4]

Edan was posthumously awarded the 2023 award for excelling journalists by the Israeli Press Institute.[5] The Union of Journalists in Israel established an annual award for photojournalists in his name and its first three recipients were announced in December 2023.[6]

Death and the kidnapping of infant daughter

On 7 October 2023, his home at Kfar Aza was infiltrated by Hamas militants. Edan's wife Smadar was shot dead and their 3-year-old daughter Abigail was kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip, where she was one of over 30 children held hostage by Hamas.[7] Edan's two older children hid in the closet until their rescue hours later.[8] Edan was considered missing until his body was identified ten days later.[9] He and his wife Smadar were buried on 20 October.[7]

Edan was reportedly holding his infant daughter at the time of his death who then crawled from under his body, fleeing to the house of their neighbors covered in her parents' blood.[10]

Kidnapping of Abigail Edan

Abigail Edan was taken in by the family's neighbors and was taken hostage from their home along with the family's mother and three children.[11] They were held in captivity with more then 250 people abducted from Israel and held hostage by Hamas.[12]

Abigail Edan was one of 17 hostages freed after 50 days in captivity on 26 November as part of the 2023 Israeli–Palestinian prisoner exchange during a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.[13] Days prior to her release, she marked her fourth birthday while in captivity.[14]

US President Joe Biden acknowledged her release stating: "A little girl named Abigail who turned four years old. She spent her birthday, that birthday, and at least 50 days before that held hostage by hamas. Today, she is free...", further stating “I wish I were there to hold her".[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tzuri, Matan. "Ynet photographer Roy Edan, wife murdered in Hamas massacre; Youngest daughter missing". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "צלמו כלניות, לא מלחמות: המורשת של רועי עידן" (in Hebrew).
  3. ^ "פרס על שמו של צלם ynet רועי עידן שנרצח בכפר עזה" (in Hebrew).
  4. ^ "'A professional, a sane voice': Ynet bids farewell to slain photographer".
  5. ^ "בין הזוכים בפרס המכון הישראלי לעיתונות: צלם ynet רועי עידן ז"ל" (in Hebrew).
  6. ^ "לראשונה: פרס ע"ש הצלם רועי עידן ז"ל הוענק ל-3 צלמי עיתונות במוז"א" (in Hebrew).
  7. ^ a b Funk, Luke (27 October 2023). "3-Year-Old Was Taken Hostage After Her Parents Died in Hamas Raid. She Hasn't Been Heard From Since". The Messenger. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ^ Tzuri, Matan. "Ynet photographer missing; daughter, wife murdered". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  9. ^ "צלם ynet רועי עידן נרצח בכפר עזה עם אשתו, הבת הקטנה נעדרת, "חבר טוב ואדם מיוחד ויקר"". inn.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Who are the hostages released during the Israel-Hamas truce?". Jewish Chronicle. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Who is Abigail Edan, 4-year-old American released by Hamas in hostage deal? 5 things to know". Hindustan Times. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Israel's Attackers Took About 240 Hostages. Here's What to Know About Them". New York Times. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Who are the hostages released during the Israel-Hamas truce?". CNN. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  14. ^ "4-year-old American-Israeli girl Abigail Edan was among the hostages freed today, source says". CNN. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas". americanpress.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. ^ "'I wish I were there to hold her,' Biden says of Abigail Edan, 4, released by Hamas". Cleveland Jewish News. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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