Israel Retrieves Bodies of 5 Hostages in Southern Gaza Strip

Published on July 26, 2024

The Israeli military says it has recovered five hostage bodies from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in the course of its ongoing offensive. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a public statement that the five—a woman murdered on Oct. 7 and four soldiers whose bodies were taken to Gaza after they fell fighting Hamas in Israel that day during the terrorists’ surprise attack—were found on July 24.  The bodies were identified as those of Maya Oren, a 56-year kindergarten teacher killed during the attack on the Nir Oz kibbutz; two reservists, Sgt. Maj. Ravid Aryeh Katz and Master Sgt. Oren Goldin; and two conscripts, Staff Sgt. Tomer Ahimas and Sgt. Kiril Brodski. ...

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