Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver confirmed killed in Israel
globalnews.caCanadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, whose family believed she had been taken hostage by Hamas militants during their brutal attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, is dead, according to Global News Canada and multiple sources close to her family.
“It is with deep sadness that the Government of Canada has learned that Canadian-Israeli citizen Vivian Silver is deceased,” Global Affairs Canada said in a statement to Global News.
The agency said it is in contact with Silver’s family and providing assistance.
Five sources including a source close to the family and Israeli government also confirmed the 74-year-old Winnipeg native’s death to Global News.
The sources said her remains have been identified and that she is believed to have been killed in the initial assault by Hamas.
Messages left with Silver’s family were not responded to on Monday.
Silver grew up in Winnipeg and moved to Israel in the 1970s. She quickly became a fierce campaigner, helping to launch and run various aid organizations, including Women Wage Peace.
In 2017, Silver organized a march for peace on the shores of the Jordan River in the West Bank, condemning an earlier Israeli attack that killed Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
Even into her 70s, she would drive sick Palestinians from Gaza to hospitals in Israel.
“Our hearts are shattered,” Women Wage Peace said in a post on X, formally known as Twitter, calling Silver “our beloved friend.”
ויויאן שלנו, אשת השלום, נרצחה בביתה בבארי ב-7.10.
הלב שלנו נשבר לרסיסים.
Our beloved friend, Vivian Silver, was murdered in her home at kibbutz Be'eri on October 7.
Our hearts are shattered.<a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/VivianSilver?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#VivianSilver
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