Eli was kidnapped from his home in Bari. His brother Yossi was also kidnapped along with his daughter's partner, Ofir Engel, from their home in Bari. Nira, Yossi's wife, said: "At 11:00 I received a message from my sister-in-law Yan that the terrorists were at her house, we tried to talk to her but she did not answer. On Sunday we were informed that she was murdered." Eli's daughters, 13-year-old Yahel and 16-year-old Noya - were also killed in the attack. Ophir returned as part of the kidnapping deal. His brother, Yossi was murdered in Hamas captivity and Kibbutz Bari issued a statement about it on 16.1.24.