The Israeli army has recovered the bodies of two hostages in the Gaza Strip In an operation launched last night next to the Shin Bet (the internal intelligence service), the office of the Israeli prime minister reported, Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The bodies of two of our kidnapped, held by the Hamas terrorist organization, were returned to Israel: Judy Weinstein-Hagi and Gadi Hagi, of Kibutz Nir Oz. That his memory is blessed,” collects the cabinet statement.
In a subsequent statement, the Israeli army indicated that The bodies of marriage hagi They were recovered in the Jan Yunis area, in the Gaza Strip.
“The operation was possible thanks to the precise information provided by the Hostage Working Group and the Intelligence Directorate,” he added.
In the military note they also detail that after its finding, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine of Israel completed the process of identification of the two bodies, and that Your family was already notified.
Killed on October 7, 2023
Gadi, 72, and Judi, 70, had American nationality, although she also Canadian, They resided in the Kibutz Nir Ozwhere Militians from Hamas killed them during their attacks on October 7, 2023.
Their deaths were confirmed in December 2023 by Israeli authorities.
“After more than 600 days of pain and wait, Gadi Hazi and Judy Weinstein Hai were transferred to the state of Israel Ya Nir Oz in a military operation tonight. Gadi and Judy were taken for burial after being killed and kidnapped in the fields of their home,” said the Kibutz Nir Oz in a statement released to the local press.
With the finding of these two new bodies, in the strip 56 hostages are left in the hands of Hamas of which Israel estimates that only about 20 are still alive.
The relatives of the hostages, however, do not trust that military pressure can recover them after more than a year and a half of Israeli offensive, and require the Israeli government to sign a new high -fire agreement with Hamas that allows you to release them.
