Amid the news about the impacts of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), they reported that they recovered the bodies of three more Hamas hostages on Sunday.
Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano and Sergeant Shay Levinson were in the group of dozens of Israeli citizens kidnapped by Hamas in the attacks of October 7, 2023 and their remains were recovered in a joint military and Shin Bet operation in the Gaza Strip.
According to the newspaper The Times of Israelthe three bodies were taken to Israel for identification at the Forensic Institute Abu Kabir, after which their families were notified.
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The newspaper says Keidar, 71, was murdered by terrorists led by Hamas while taking a morning walk near his home at Kibutz Be’eri during the attack. His body was then taken to Gaza.
Keidar’s husband, Sami Keidar, was killed by the Hamas terrorists on the couch of his house, according to relatives. Suffering from Parkinson, he failed to reach the family’s fourth in time. His caregiver was also injured by Hamas shots.
The couple’s daughter, Yael Keidar, 41, was at their parents’ house at the time, but survived the attack hiding in her fourth insurance, emerging only after she was quiet outside. Ofra and Sami Keidar left Yael and their children Eld and Oren, as well as seven grandchildren and several brothers.
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Samerano, 22, who lived in Tel Aviv, was participating in a music festival when the Hamas attack began. That morning he fled from the rave to Be’eri with two friends, where they were murdered and his body was kidnapped. More than 360 people were killed in that rave.
Kibibutz security cameras images captured Hamas terrorists by placing him in a jeep and driving towards Gaza. His death was confirmed in December 2023.
Already Levinson, 19, was a tank commander parked on the Gaza border on the morning of the attack. He was killed while fighting Hamas invading terrorists near Rave Nova, and his body was also taken to the track.
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A resident of Givat Avni, a small Northern community near Tiberíades, Levinson was described by close people as an excellent student, kind and sociable. He played volleyball on Israel’s main league for Eilabun, a nearby Arab city.
