Ronen Engel, 55, of blessed memory

Ronen was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his partner Karina (53) and their daughters Mika (18) and Yuval (11). A few days after his partner and daughters were released and returned home, his family was informed of his murder while in captivity.
He was an optimist with a constant smile, who worked in photojournalism. Shortly before he was kidnapped he completed external studies on water pipelines and worked in the kibbutz managing the chicken coop and restoring furniture.