Bodies of two hostages held in Gaza repatriated to Israel, country’s Defense Minister announces
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Wednesday that the bodies of two hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas on October 7, 2023 had been returned to Israel.
“I would like to express my deepest condolences to the al-Zayadna family following the discovery of the bodies of Youssef and Hamza, who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and brought back thanks to a heroic operation by our brave soldiers “, wrote the minister on X.
Youssef al-Zayadna, 53, and his eldest son Hamza, 22, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Holit in southwest Israel, where they were helping harvest olives.
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