Israeli forces retrieved the bodies of three Oct. 7 Hamas attack victims in an overnight operation in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said on Friday, further heightening fears for the fate of the remaining hostages held in Gaza.
According to Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, all three were killed in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, and Hamas militants brought their bodies back to Gaza.
Over the past week, a total of seven bodies have been brought to back to Israel for burial after being retrieved by Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers.
They included Shani Louk, Mr. Radoux’s partner, an Israeli-German dual citizen who became a symbol of the brutality of the Hamas attack.
Most of the seven hostages brought back had not been publicly declared presumed dead by the Israeli authorities.
Persons:
Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, Orion Hernandez Radoux, Daniel Hagari, ’, ”, Shani Louk
Organizations:
Hamas, Families
Locations:
Gaza, France, Mexico, Israel, Rafah