Warr. Ofc. Muhammad El Atrash from Mulada was killed on October 7 and his body was taken into Gaza, the IDF confirmed on Monday.
Atrash was a soldier in the Bedouin Trackers Unit in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division.
According to N12, Alatrash was married to two women and a father to 13 children. For two months since the massacre on October 7 his relatives did not know what had happened to him. At the beginning of December, his family was informed that he was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip. Until the evening, it was not disclosed that he was an IDF soldier.
After the announcement was made, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum released the following statement:
"The Hostages Families Forum bows its head in sorrow and with a heavy heart following the confirmation that Sergeant Major Mohammad Alatrash fell in battle on October 7th, and his body was subsequently abducted to Gaza by Hamas terrorists.
The Families Forum will continue to support and stand by the family during this difficult time and until his remains are returned to Israel."
Forum releases hostage video
The announcement came minutes after the forum released a video showing the moment Hamas terrorists captured hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, and Or Levy.
The footage, taken from Hamas terrorists' cameras, included the instances of the kidnapping of the three hostages as well as the time they spent in a mobile shelter.