Sydney grandmother Galit Carbone killed in Israel massacre – with more missing and feared dead

A Sydney-born grandmother has become the first Australian fatality confirmed in Israel as fears grow for a number of missing others feared dead.

Galit Carbone, 66, was among those killed in the Be’eri kibbutz, 5km from the Gaza Strip border, heartbroken relatives back home in Australia have confirmed.

Her lifeless body was found just metres from her home where she had previously worked as a librarian and raised her three children.

It comes as the death toll from the Hamas attacks on Israel climbed to more than a 1,000.

Ms Carbone has been remembered as ‘a very much loved mum, grandma, sister and cousin’.

Her family back in Sydney are in a ‘state of numb shock’ after their worst fears were confirmed late Tuesday.

‘Over the last few days they’ve just gone through all the ranges of emotion, from hearing what happened to thinking that she’s been a prisoner to hearing confirmation that she was killed,’ cousin Julian Cappe told the Herald Sun.

‘We’re not sure if she was killed in her home or dragged out and killed, but her body was not found in her house. She may have been dragged around.’

‘We used to love spending time with her when we were in Israel.’

‘She was planning on visiting Australia soon. She’s been trying to come out for the last couple of years.’

There are also growing concerns for a number of Aussies who are still missing in Israel, including mother-of-two Adi Kaplon who is feared to have been kidnapped by Hamas.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said there were about 10,000 Australians in Israel.

Galit Carbone (left)  She’s with her daughter Maia (middle) and Nicole (right)