The body of hostage Judith Weinstein Haggai, a 70-year-old member of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was returned to Israel early Thursday morning , the IDF announced.

She and her husband, Gadi Haggai , were killed on October 7, 2023, and their bodies were taken to Gaza.

Judy was 70 years old, a mother of four, and a grandmother of seven. She was an English teacher specializing in children with special needs, and she worked with children with anxiety by using meditation and mindfulness methods.

She was a poet and entrepreneur, and was dedicated to working for peace and brotherhood, her kibbutz said.

"Judi Weinstein Haggai had a habit of writing haiku every morning - a poem of one or two sentences - and posting it on Facebook," Kibbutz Nir Oz said on Instagram.

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