This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Oded Lifshitz (Hebrew: עודד ליפשיץ; born 1940) is a retired Israeli journalist who was kidnapped during the Nir Oz massacre as a part of the surprise attack on Israel.
He was one of the founding members of Kibbutz Nir Oz in 1955,[1] serving as both coordinator and treasurer early on in the village's history.
He defended Bedouin residents of Rafah when the IDF attempted to evacuate the Sinai Peninsula and was an on-the-grounds journalist who reported about the 1982 refugee camp massacre in Beirut.
[4] Lifshitz is married to Yocheved, a former physical education teacher and current photographer.
Their daughter, Sharone, spoke to news outlets stating that her parents were in danger, as they needed medication and that her mother used an oxygen mask when she slept.