THE FATHER of a murdered Israeli soldier has revealed he learnt about his daughter’s death from a harrowing video.
Noa Marciano, 19, was killed by a doctor in a Gaza hospital, her dad said.
Noa Marciano died after a lethal injection of air into her veins, her father saidCredit: Getty
The 19-year-old soldier had been captured by Hamas on October 7
Avi Marciano, Noa’s dad, said it was the ‘biggest nightmare you could ever imagine’Credit: Instagram
The heartbroken dad said that the family learnt of Noa’s death when they were sent the footage via Telegram
The shocking video showed Noa “begging for her life”, dad Avi Marciano told a small crowd in a talk on December 9.
He claimed Noa was murdered by a medical worker who injected air into her veins at Shifa hospital, Gaza City.
By the end of the clip, he said “she’s sweating but there’s no life to her body”.
Noa’s dad Avi said that the family only found out about their daughter’s death when they were sent the video on Telegram.
In the heart-breaking talk, he said watching his daughter die was the “biggest nightmare you could ever imagine”.
He said that he still sometimes wakes up to the image of her murder replaying in his mind.
Avi said: “Noa was my eldest daughter and there’s not a day when we doesn’t miss her.”
Noa’s father can be seen choking up during the talk, and is comforted as he tells of the horrifying ordeal.
Dad Avi said that he still wakes up sometimes replaying the video of Noa’s death in his mindCredit: Instagram
The 19-year-old Noa was one of seven female IDF fighters kidnapped on October 7 from the Nahel Oz military base in Israel.
In November 2023, her body was recovered from a building next to Shifa Hospital and taken back to Israel for burial.
Hamas blamed Noa’s death on an Israeli bombing raid, releasing a video.
But the IDF disputed this at the time, saying: “After analysing the footage, experts suggest that her injuries do not align with those typically sustained in airstrikes.”
“The observed wounds appear more consistent with bullet injuries, and there is also an indication that she may have suffered from injuries related to a fall from a height.”
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an IDF spokesperson, said in 2023: “According to the medical findings, Noa was kidnapped to a hiding place near Shifa, and during IDF attacks on the area, the Hamas terrorist who was holding her was killed.”
He added: “Noa was injured, but not a life-threatening injury.”
The IDF said that once injured, the 19-year-old soldier was taken to Shifa hospital for treatment, where she died.
Hagari said: “Our hearts are with Noa’s family, we send our condolences, we did not reach Noa in time. This only makes the IDF more determined to do our best to return the hostages home.”
Noa’s family first revealed that their daughter had been killed by a doctor in 2024.
They told Israeli media at the time: “They chose to murder her instead of taking care of her.”
“It was a doctor who did it, in a hospital. She was injured by air force bombings and was taken to Shifa.”
The 19-year-old’s body was recovered in 2023 and taken back to Israel to be buriedCredit: AP
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