Israeli soldiers and a special Shin Bet unit have retrieved the bodies of three hostages who were held by Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement Friday. The big picture: The IDF and Shin Bet operation decreased the number of hostages held in Gaza to 129.
The Israeli military announced the recovery of three hostages' bodies—Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk—from Gaza during intense fighting with Hamas. These hostages were killed during th
Nissim Louk, father of Shani Louk whose body was one of those recovered, told Israeli media his daughter’s body was very well preserved because it had been kept in a “deep and very cold tunnel”.
A woman touches a picture of a relative as she attends the celebrations of Israel's annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers at the site where revelers were killed and kidnapped on Oct. 7 in a cross-border attack by Hamas militants at the Nova music festival near the Kibbutz Reim,
Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said all three were killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border.
The Israel Defense Forces announced it had recovered the bodies of three people who had been attending the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, during the Hamas attack. The three hostages were identified as Shani Louk,
Israeli troops have recovered the bodies of three hostages in the Gaza Strip, with the military saying Friday they were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and their bodies taken into Gaza.