Israeli army retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza | BBC News

The bodies of six hostages held in Gaza have been retrieved from the Khan Younis area, Israel's military has said.

A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Haim Perry and British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell were recovered on Monday.

Five of their deaths had already been announced by Israel, though Avraham Munder was thought to still be alive.

The rescue operation was carried out by the IDF alongside the security agency Shin Bet.

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.

More than 40,130 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.



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[basdfgwe]

Crazy how 6 souls are being mourned but 40 - 200K are just rounding error some people.

[ucapsalam]

He knows whatever goes into the earth and whatever comes out of it, and whatever descends from the sky and whatever ascends into it. And He is the Most Merciful, All-Forgiving. Al Ahzab

[ArnoldoRuiz-dk]

desde Guatemala C.A. amamos a Israel, de lo más profundo de nuestros corazones. felicitaciones amados.

[jeffbo]

Any mention of the British Diplomat who resigned over the government’s complicity in war crimes?

[zoRkilla]

Who really believes there's 70 living hostages?

[mirlapronga]

Father I pray for IDF and Israel, and peace for all

[englishgoordie]

I doubt very much any of the hostages are still alive

[tiboregoldberger]

In 2023, an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. 0:20

[mattanderson]

Did they ever stand a chance of being free?

[_ArsNova]

Cool. What about the 40, 000 Palestinians?

[christiaancoetzee]

Imagine the barbaric nature of the people withholding bodies of the deceased to deprive their loved ones the needed closure.

[politicas]

Hamas are running out of bargaining chips.

[MichelSabbah-mjjk]

What a nightmare for the families . I hope they were not tortured before being killed by those terrorists . May their soul rest in peace .

[jankaufmann]

The discussion in this war is absurd. First.
Israel acted selflessly to live in peace with the Palestinians in Gaza. It was more than a decade ago when Israel itself relocated thousands of individuals living in Gaza with lethal force from their homes to follow the agreement, which obligated the Palestinians in return to stop any kind of aggression towards Israel. The Palestinians had the chance to build a safe, functional, and prosperous livelihood. But the first thing the Palestinians did in return was to elect a government that enshrined the goal of destroying Israel in their constitution. The elected government followed through with its promise. Since its founding, thousands of rockets have flown into Israel. Dozens of civilians died in terrorist attacks. Millions of aid funds - intended for civilian purpose - were misused to build rockets, tunnels, and other nonsense. The crimes committed on October 7th like raping women, killing children, or kidnapping a baby, was Humus has been doing for years. Secondly. Israel behaved more humanely in this conflict than any other conceivable party in any imaginable conflict. It allowed Palestinians to work in Israel, receive medical care or even migrate into their country. During war, they warn civilians where their military is operating. They admit collateral damage and apologize for it. They saved Sinwar’s life giving him a lethal brain surgery. They treated the daughter of Haniyyas daughter for her complex disease in Israel. While Humus was building rockets and tunnels with all the foreign aid, Israel supplied their civilians with free water and electricity. The situation is clear. In no other conflict the responsibility for the suffering has been so one sided and clear - in no other conflict have the perpetrators been held accountable so weakly. The same goes for any related conflict: Hezbollah, Houthis, etc…the more peacefully you try to live with them, the more visible their genocidal intents becomes.
People with voice and power who claim to reject war have the duty to unequivocally name the culprit of this war and do everything in their power to eliminate them. Everything else is responsibility for the resulting suffering and will extend it.

[ilfyf]

Palestinians still support Hamas because that has been their ideology from the beginning. While the organization can change, the ideology remains the same.

[dco]

Theres probably no hostages to release

[sarahwilliams]

Don't think Hamas has any Idea of the remaining hostages...which could be a rude awakening soon to be realized, so negotiation to free hostage may be a tough one for Hamas for a real deal to be hitched?

[sashaarr]

Praying 🙏 for peace and comfort for these families as well as the families of the remaining hostages

[tofilee]

At least they receive medical assistance and medication. The hundreds kidnapped in the tunnels have no medical help, they don't see doctors dying of hunger and torture. Once again, the poor Gazans and the Carbanip are introduced. What about the abductees in the Hamas

[hyderally]

Fails to mention they were eliminated by their own occupation forces