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Free Malaysia Today
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Bodies of 3 hostages recovered in Gaza says Israeli army
Of the 251 hostages seized by Hamas, 49 are still held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead. (EPA Images pic) JERUSALEM : The Israeli military said today that it had recovered the bodies of three hostages in Gaza more than 20 months after they were abducted by Hamas rebels. 'In a special operation… the bodies of the hostages Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano and staff sergeant Shay Levinson were recovered from the Gaza Strip yesterday,' the military said in a statement. Samerano's father had announced earlier today that his son's body, which was taken into Gaza after he was murdered in a kibbutz by the territory on Oct 7, 2023, had been recovered by the Israeli army. He paid tribute to 'the brave soldiers of the IDF (Israeli military) and the Shin Bet' security service in a message posted on Instagram. Keidar, a 71-year-old mother of three, was also killed in a kibbutz and abducted, while 19-year-old tank commander Levinson 'engaged and fought terrorists on the morning of October 7 and fell in combat,' a statement from the military said. The attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel in October 2023 resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Of the 251 hostages seized during the assault, 49 are still held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead. Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed at least 55,908 people, also mostly civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. The UN considers these figures reliable.
Gulf Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Israeli army says bodies of 3 hostages recovered in Gaza
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of three hostages in Gaza more than 20 months after they were abducted by the Palestinian group Hamas. "In a special operation... the bodies of the hostages Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano and Staff Sergeant Shay Levinson were recovered from the Gaza Strip yesterday," the military said in a statement. The attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israel in October 2023 resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Of the 251 hostages seized during the assault, 49 are still held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead. Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed at least 55,908 people, also mostly civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. The UN considers these figures reliable. Agence France-Presse
Irish Independent
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Israelis recover bodies of three people killed in October 7 attack
Hostage families have repeatedly called for a deal to release them all The Israeli military said yesterday that it had recovered the remains of three hostages held in the Gaza Strip. The military identified the remains as those of Yonatan Samerano (21), Ofra Keidar (70) and Shay Levinson (19). All three were killed during Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack into Israel that ignited the ongoing war.
Saudi Gazette
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Israeli military recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza
JERUSALEM — IDF soldiers, in coordination with the General Security Service, recovered and returned to Israel the remains of three hostages: Yonatan Samerano, Ofra Keidar, and Sergeant Shai Levinson. The operation took place overnight. Following identification at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, the families were informed of the outcome. Yonatan Samerano, 21, was attending the Nova music festival in Western Negev when Hamas launched its attack on Israel. He and two friends fled to Kibbutz Be'eri, but Hamas militants had already infiltrated the area. The three were killed, and their bodies taken into the Gaza Strip. Samerano's abduction was captured on CCTV. Israeli authorities later claimed his captor was an employee of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Germany expressed condolences to the family of 19-year-old Shai Levinson, who held dual Israeli-German citizenship. Tank crew commander Shai Levinson, a sergeant in the IDF's 7th Armoured Division, was killed in a battle with militants on October 7. His death was officially reported in January Keidar, 71, was out for a walk early on the morning of October 7 when she too was killed by Hamas - her body was taken to Gaza. Her husband was shot by the attackers inside their home. Before she died, Ofra told her loved ones over the phone that she was being around 50 hostages remain in Gaza, and intelligence assessments suggest that only about 20 of them are still to Israeli authorities, approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage during the Hamas attack on southern response, Israel launched a military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. According to the Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run territory, the conflict has resulted in the deaths of more than 55,000 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children. — Euronews
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Israeli forces recover bodies of three hostages from Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of three hostages which had been held in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian militant group Hamas' 2023 attack, the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The hostages were identified as civilians Ofra Keidar and Yonatan Samerano, and soldier Shay Levinson. All were killed on the day of the attack, on October 7, 2023, the military said. With their retrieval, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, only 20 of whom are believed to be alive. The abduction of Samerano, 21 at the time of his death, by a man later identified by Israeli officials as a worker at the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, was caught on CCTV. Around 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, according to Israeli authorities. The subsequent Israeli campaign against Hamas in Gaza has since killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run strip, displaced almost the entire 2.3 million population, plunged the enclave into humanitarian crisis and left much of the territory in ruins.
