Israeli Military Concludes 4 More Oct. 7 Hostages Have Died

Published on June 3, 2024

The Israeli military concluded on Monday that another four of its citizens taken hostage on Oct. 7 have died in captivity in the Gaza Strip. Amiram Cooper, Haim Perry, Yoram Metzger, and Nadav Popplewell were all abducted during attacks inside southern Israel led by Hamas—a U.S. and Israeli-designated Palestinian terrorist group—and its affiliates. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Monday its belief that these four Israeli men had all died in recent months. The IDF said it concluded the four men had died even as Israeli forces have yet to locate and positively identify their remains. The IDF said it decided to publicly report these four men had died after intelligence assessments and deliberations with Israeli health and religious ministers and the chief rabbi of Israel....