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Omer Wenkert
Gender: Male
Age when taken: 22
Citizenship: Israel
Occupation: Restaurant Manager
Hostage Status: Redeemed alive on February 22nd, 2025, during the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Primary Sources:
Fox News, 6 hostages redeemed hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, Feb 22, 2025
Foodish, Omer Wenkert's Favorite Kinder Bueno Buns, Feb 18, 2024
Times of Israel, Taken captive: Omer Wenkert, suffers from autoimmune condition, Nov 21, 2023
Times of Israel, Holocaust survivor grandmother of hostage Omer Wenkert appeals to Russia's Putin, Dec 11, 2023
Date Last Updated: February 22nd, 2025
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