American woman believed to be held hostage by Hamas was actually killed in Oct. 7 attack, spokesperson says

A 70-year-old woman with U.S. citizenship who was thought to have been taken to Gaza as a hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 was actually killed during the initial attack, according to a statement released Thursday by the kibbutz she was taken from. 

Judith Weinstein Haggai, who was an Israeli, American and Canadian national, came under fire in the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz along with her husband, Gadi Haggai, 72, a dual U.S.-Israeli national. Both were believed to have been taken hostage, but last week Israeli officials said they had confirmed Gadi Haggai's death.

According to a spokesperson for Kibbutz Nir Oz, where the couple lived, Judy Weinstein Haggai was also "fatally wounded" by Hamas gunmen in the Oct. 7 attack.