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Father of former JFS pupil killed on October 7 recalls his joy at hostage rescue

Jake Marlowe had been close friends with hostage Shlomi Ziv

June 17, 2024 06:34
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Former captive Shlomi Ziv in a first embrace with his sister, Revital Nasi (left), and cousin Liat Ariel. (Photo: The Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
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The father of a British man murdered at the Nova music festival has spoken of his elation at finding out about the rescue of the four hostages, one of whom was a close friend of his son.

Former JFS pupil Jake Marlowe, 26, was doing security along with Shlomi Ziv, 41, and Aviv Eliyahu, 38, a relative of Shlomi’s wife, Miran.

Both Jake and Aviv were killed when Hamas terrorists stormed the site and massacred 364 people. Shlomi was abducted into Gaza, where he was held captive for over eight months before the dramatic rescue operation last week.

Michael, next to his wife and Lisa Marlowe, holding posters of rescued hostages Shlomi Ziv and Almog Meir Jan at the vigil for the hostages in Borehamwood (Photo: Hostages and Missing Families Forum UK)[Missing Credit]

Speaking at a vigil in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire for the remaining 116 hostages, Michael Marlowe said that they had been with Shlomi’s two sisters, Revital and Adi, in Haifa when they had heard the news of the hostage rescue.