Israeli ground forces operating in southern Gaza have discovered and rescued a dog abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the brutal October 7, 2023, Hamas assault.

The dog, a three-and-a-half-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Billy, was found in the city of Rafah and returned to Israel after soldiers identified her via a microchip implant. Billy belonged to Rachel Dancyg, ex-wife of Holocaust historian and educator Alex Dancyg hy”d, who was kidnapped during the October 7 onslaught and later murdered in captivity.

Billy�s safe return has brought a wave of emotion to the Dancyg family, who had long given up hope of ever seeing her again.

�We are in complete shock and overwhelmed with emotion to see her tomorrow,� said Yaron Maor, Rachel�s son-in-law, in an interview with Ynet. �We didn�t believe she had survived. We got the kids another dog of the same breed. Now they�ll live together with us. It�s a miracle from heaven.�

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