Yair “Yaya” Yaakov z"l, 59, was brutally murdered in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and taken into Gaza by Hamas terrorists. Today, the Israel Defense Forces recovered his body and are bringing him home to his family — his two teenage sons, Or and Yagil, and his partner, Meirav Tal, who were also taken hostage that day and later released. Jewish Federations honor the memory of Yaya and praise the IDF for its tireless efforts to bring every hostage — both the living and the murdered — home. May his memory be a blessing.