Farewell in Israel for Tanzanian hostage Joshua Mollel as family, nation grieve

A solemn farewell ceremony was held at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport for Joshua Loitu Mollel, the 21-year-old Tanzanian hostage whose remains were returned from Gaza earlier this month.

Mollel had arrived at Kibbutz Nahal Oz just 19 days before the October 7, 2023 attack. After completing agricultural college in Tanzania, he had hoped to gain hands-on experience in Israel that he could later apply back home.

During the ceremony,…