JERUSALEM, Israel – Israelis awakened to sad news Sunday morning that brought a tragic closure for the families of six more of the Hamas-held hostages in Gaza – two women and four men.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander LobanoIv, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Carmel Gat, and Eden Yerusahalmi were all kidnapped on October 7th.
Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a statement this morning, “They were abducted alive on the morning of October 7th by the Hamas terror organization. Their bodies were found in Rafah in an underground tunnel, approximately one kilometer from the tunnel from which we rescued Farhan al-Qaidi a few days ago.
Hagari continued, “Since Farhan’s identification, the forces have been instructed to act with extra caution, even more so than usual, understanding that there might be additional hostages in the area. We did not have information on the exact location of the hostages. Combat was ongoing above ground, and the troops eliminated terrorists even during the battles there yesterday. The troops are still operating in the field at this time.”
American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was at the Nova Music Festival and fled to a bomb shelter when Hamas attacked. A grenade injured his arm and he
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