The late Yair Yaakov was kidnapped with his partner Merav Tal, who was visiting him in Nir Oz. At first, Meriv reported to her family that Yair was holding the door of the MMD. The last contact was at 09:20, when she sent a voice message saying, "Help me, call the police, Yair is injured. They are inside the house," and then the connection was disconnected. The next day, a Hamas video was published in which Merav and Yair are seen being taken out of the MMD and taken away. In another video, Merav and Yair get into a car and Merav says "Leave him alone, he is injured." Yair's sons - Yagil (12) and Or (16) were also kidnapped to Gaza, when they were staying at another house. Yair's older daughter, 21, was not at home that morning - and was saved. Yigil and Or were released on 11/27/23, Merav was released the next day on 11/28/23, on 2/15/2024 Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that Yair He was murdered on October 7 and his body is held captive by Hamas.