Israeli forces recover the bodies of two hostages in Gaza, the Prime Minister says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the Israeli security forces operating in Gaza have regained the bodies of the Israeli hostages.

He named one of them that Ya (Yaya) Yakov, a 59 -year -old father who was killed inside his house in Kibbutz Nir Oz by Palestinian Islamic militants during the Hamas -led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

His teenage children, or Yagil, and his partner, Meirav Tal, were kidnapped in November 2023, as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Netanyahu said that the name of other male hostages has not been released yet, but his family was informed.

There are now 53 hostages by Hamas in Gaza, and it is believed that at least 20 of them are alive.

News of the corpse of Yar Yakov came at first from his sons.

“Dad, I love you,” Jelly wrote in a post on Instagram on Wednesday evening, according to Haritz. “I don’t know how to respond yet. I’m sad to say this. I am waiting for your funeral, I love you and know that this day will come.”

Yagil also thanked the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the SHIN Bet, and expressed his hope that the remaining hostages will be made in a deal that does not risk soldiers. “

Netanyahu later issued a statement saying: “With all the citizens of Israel, my wife and I deepened our condolences to the families who lost the most beloved.

“I thank the soldiers and leaders for another successful implementation of the holy mission to restore our hostages.”

The Israeli Defense Army said that the hostages of the hostages were recovered in the Khan Yunis area, in southern Gaza.

She added that the operation has become possible through “precise intelligence” from the hostage team and the Intelligence Directorate, as well as Shane’s bet.

The hostage forum and missing families, which represents many families of the hostages, said in a statement that “his head bends in sadness over the killing of Yaya and contributes to the deep sadness of the Yakov family.”

“There are no words to express the depth of this pain,” he added. “The hostages do not have time. We must bring them all home, now!”

On Tuesday, Netanyahu said that there was “great progress” in the efforts made to secure the launch of the remaining hostages, adding: “We are working tirelessly at the present time, and throughout the time. I hope we can move forward.”

However, Hamas official, Mahmoud Mardawi, refused the prime minister’s statements on Wednesday, saying that they were “delusions and misleaders” and aimed at “thwarting any real deal to return the prisoners,” according to the Shahiba News Agency.

The Israeli forces regained the bodies of three other hostages that were transported from Nir Oz in southern Gaza during the past week.

On Friday, they found the body of Nattapong Pinta, a Thai citizen, in the Rafah area.

The 35 -year -old was working as an agricultural worker in Kibbutz when he was kidnapped by the Mujahideen Rigades group on October 7. An Israeli military official said that he was likely to be killed during the most famous of the families.

On Wednesday night, the Israeli forces in Khan Yunis found the bodies of two Israeli -American populations in Nir Oz.

Judy Winstein Hagai, 70, who was a Canadian citizen, and her husband Jadi Hagai, 72, were killed by the Mujahideen’s shelter on October 7.

Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the unprecedented attack, as a total of 1,200 people and 251 people were killed.

Four other people, two of whom had already died, were already detained in Gaza before the conflict.

So far, 202 hostages, 148 of whom were alive, have been returned, most of them through two temporary ceasefire deals with Hamas.

At least 55,104 people were killed in Gaza during the war, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health in the region.