In this picture taken from Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, an Israeli tank rolls along the border on June 4, 2025. (Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the bodies of two Israelis killed in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attack and held in Gaza had been returned to Israel.
"In a special operation by the [security agency] and the [military] in the Gaza Strip, the bodies of two of our hostages held by the murderous terrorist organisation Hamas were returned to Israel: Judy Weinstein-Haggai and Gad Haggai from Kibbutz Nir Oz, may their memory be blessed," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Judy and Gad were murdered on Oct. 7 and abducted to the Gaza Strip."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the bodies of two Israelis killed in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attack and held in Gaza had been returned to Israel.
"In a special operation by the [security agency] and the [military] in the Gaza Strip, the bodies of two of our hostages held by the murderous terrorist organisation Hamas were returned to Israel: Judy Weinstein-Haggai and Gad Haggai from Kibbutz Nir Oz, may their memory be blessed," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Judy and Gad were murdered on Oct. 7 and abducted to the Gaza Strip."
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