Israel Recovers Six Dead Hostages, Including American, in Gaza Tunnel

The Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six hostages shortly after they were murdered by Hamas, the IDF announced on Sunday.

The Details: The hostages were abducted during Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel and were recovered from a tunnel in Rafah “a few days ago,” according to The Times Of Israel (Center bias). Among them was 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was abducted from the Nova music festival.

For Context: Many hostages still remain in Gaza, nearly a year after October 7. Recently, on August 20, the IDF said it recovered the bodies of six hostages in southern Gaza. On Tuesday, the IDF said it rescued a hostage alive and in good health.

How The Media Covered It: CNN (Lean Left bias) noted that Goldberg-Polin’s parents “have been among the most vocal of the hostage families pushing Netanyahu to seek a deal” and penned a section on the “anger” inside Israel over Prime Minister Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict. The Times Of Israel noted the discontent some of the hostage’s families have with Netanyahu. Fox News’ (Right bias) coverage was shorter and did not include significant context on the internal politics of Israel.