Israel says bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in Gaza recovered | BBC News

Israel says its forces have recovered the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies were located on Saturday in an underground tunnel in the Rafah area.

The IDF named the hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Master Sgt Ori Danino.

Spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said an initial assessment was they were "brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them".

A senior Hamas official, Izzat al-Rishq, insisted Israel was responsible for their deaths, as it has refused to sign a ceasefire deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not rest until those responsible for their killing are brought to justice.



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[ella]

Condolences for relatives. Beautiful, bright people. RIP.

[LukeSmith-hxjt]

Shame on Hamas and their supporters for starting this terrible war! But of course psychopaths have no shame.

[samtalks]

If there was an award for lying, I would give it to the BBC

[steveRBForge]

Do you really think that Hamas would keep their end of a deal. Hamas attacked Israel.

[corinaalvarado]

My condolences to those families of those 6 beautiful hostages, . it is so very sad of those innocent young people that were murdered. Sad

[lulaverdivernaza]

I am very sorry for what happened, I feel a lot of pain and sadness, my thoughts, my heart and prayers are with you, with the people of Israel. God help us all, because this pain is for everyone in the world. 🙏🇮🇱🇨🇴❤️

[DoncampbellUSMC]

I'm Pro Human, what Hamas Did On Oct 7 Was NOT HUMAN

[sundaysandow]

Do you believe that Hamas can ever be truthful? Hmmm.

[NerdsBane]

Why are you deleting comments that are critical of Israel, BBC? So much for freedom of expression.

[mommabearmaryann]

There may not be any hostages left. Hamas MUST be stopped.

[xkiroxX]

Bibi was never worried about getting those hostages home alive. Shame on that warmonger.

I just hope those poor families of the hostages find peace. As well as the innocent Palestinians caught in this war

[----jiz]

When it comes to the so called palestinians and arabs in general its impossible to distinguish between truth and lies.

[-xirx-]

We ALL know which army's weapons killed these 6.

[lennarthallberg]

I can`t understand those who blame Israel for the tragic death of the hostages. It was Hamas members who first kidnapped them and then murdered them in cold blood when Israel tried to rescue them.

[ASamuel]

5:36 what a stupid question. because Hamas broke the deal and attacked Israel again

[Mclovin_football]

10 months later no international journalist in Gaza. I wonder why

[morebr]

The BBC forgets to say that these hostages were killed by a shot to the head.

[Ilforever]

Fathi Hamad, a prominent Hamas official, stated during a TV interview in 2012, "Half of the Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis."

[chethemerc]

Surely the nice innocent palestinians wouldnt have done that?

[thewonderingwolf]

@5.36 if i remember correctly it was Hamas that broke off that deal after a week