13 Oct 2023

Israel-Palestine conflict: NZ born man killed in action

12:30 pm on 13 October 2023
Adam Agmon.

Adam Agmon. Photo: Supplied

The New Zealand Jewish Council has confirmed the death of a New Zealand born man in Israel.

Spokesperson Juliet Moses said Adam Agmon was killed in action while defending Israel against Hamas.

Agmon was born in New Zealand to Israeli parents, but returned to Israel at a young age.

He has been buried in the regional cemetery in Misigav.

Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Washington urged Israel to show restraint in its response to Hamas's surprise attack -- the worst in the country's 75-year history -- which Israeli forces said killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians. In Gaza, officials have reported more than 1,200 people killed in Israel's uninterrupted campaign of air and artillery strikes, while the UN said more than 338,000 people have been displaced. (Photo by IBRAHIM HAMS / AFP)

Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continues. Photo: AFP / Ibrahim Hams

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