Family of missing British teenager Noiya Sharabi say she was killed in Hamas attack
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16-year-old Noiya Sharabi was murdered alongside her 13-year-old sister and British-born mother.
The teenager disappeared after Hamas militants attacked Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel on October 7.
Her mother Lianne and her sister Yahel were previously believed to be missing along with Noiya and her father Eli.
However, Yahel was confirmed dead last week with the family now informing the BBC of Noiya’s passing.
Family say teenager killed in Hamas attack ’embraced every opportunity to help others’
In a statement published by the broadcaster, the family said she “embraced every opportunity to help others, particularly those less fortunate than she, and was a gifted student and linguist.
“Most importantly, she was an amazing granddaughter, cousin and niece. We are heartbroken she has gone, but forever grateful she was here.”
Speaking of the younger sister’s death, the family said she was a “bundle of energy” who loved “riding her bike at breakneck speed around the kibbutz, playing football, singing and dancing to Tik Tok and YouTube with sister, Noiya, and, on occasions her British cousins”.
Their mother went to Israel as a volunteer on a kibbutz when she was 19 and later moved there permanently.
The family still residing in the UK said that they visited at least once a year.
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