Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, feared to be held hostage, confirmed killed in Hamas attacks

Canadian Israeli humanitarian and peace activist Vivian Silver, 74, was believed to have been taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. (Submitted by Yonatan Zeigen  - image credit)
Canadian Israeli humanitarian and peace activist Vivian Silver, 74, was believed to have been taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. (Submitted by Yonatan Zeigen - image credit)

Vivian Silver, a Canadian Israeli peace activist whose family said they believed was taken hostage from her home in southern Israel when Hamas-led militants carried out a surprise assault on Oct. 7, was killed in the initial attacks, her family confirms.

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