Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza
Posted on AllSides August 20th, 2024
From The Left
Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages from southern Gaza in an overnight operation, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of the scores of captives remaining in the Palestinian enclave.
The military named the hostages whose bodies were returned to Israel as Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Haim Peri. All but Mr. Munder were already known to have lost their lives in captivity.
They were among about 250 people taken hostage last Oct. 7, when Hamas-led militants crossed into...
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