Asecond U.S. citizen being held captive in Gaza was announced dead Thursday, and Israeli officials said she was actually murdered on Oct. 7 and Hamas has been holding her body captive ever since.

Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the death of resident Judi Weinstein Haggai, a 70-year-old New York native who was an English teacher who specialized in working with special needs children, according to Israeli and U.S. media reports.

The kibbutz last week announced the death of her husband, Gadi Haggai, 73, who was also a U.S. citizen who was taken captive by Hamas.

[This is yet another reminder that while Joe Biden claimed credit for brokering the November hostage-exchange deal between Hamas and Israel, he never required the release of nearly a dozen Americans as part of that package. Instead, he used their status to push for more concessions from the Israelis, and at least two Americans have paid the price for it. — Ed]